Once again
Example: Once again, she forgot her keys at home today.
Definition
"Once again" is an adverbial phrase used to indicate that an action or event is happening another time, often implying repetition or recurrence. For example, "Once again, she forgot her keys at home today" shows the action has occurred previously.
Etymology
The phrase "once again" combines "once," meaning one time, and "again," meaning another time or repeated occurrence. Together, they emphasize repetition. "Once" derives from Old English "ān sīðe" meaning 'one time,' while "again" comes from Old English "ongean," meaning 'back' or 'against.' Did you know that this phrase has been used in English for centuries to stress repeated actions?
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"Once again" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A1) - set 1", containing 104 commonly used expressions.
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