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what does the phrase "at once" mean in this sentence?



 
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what does the phrase "at once" mean in this sentence? #1 (permalink) Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:16 am   what does the phrase "at once" mean in this sentence?
 

what does the phrase "at once" mean in this sentence?

I wish I could be in two places at once.
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what does the phrase "at once" mean in this sentence? #2 (permalink) Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:40 am   what does the phrase "at once" mean in this sentence?
 

'At once' here has the sense of 'at the same time'.
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what does the phrase "at once" mean in this sentence? #3 (permalink) Mon Oct 15, 2007 15:21 pm   what does the phrase "at once" mean in this sentence?
 

but I can't find the meaning of "at once "in any dictionary?
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what does the phrase "at once" mean in this sentence? #4 (permalink) Mon Oct 15, 2007 15:35 pm   what does the phrase "at once" mean in this sentence?
 

Really in ANY ? ;)

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/at+once
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what does the phrase "at once" mean in this sentence? #5 (permalink) Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:14 am   what does the phrase "at once" mean in this sentence?
 

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what does the phrase "at once" mean in this sentence? #6 (permalink) Tue Oct 16, 2007 16:29 pm   what does the phrase "at once" mean in this sentence?
 

thanks a lot!
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