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# single

«single» in Mova's school dictionary: **only one, not two or more** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective, noun (single, singles)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Single means only one, not two or more. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/single/#m1)

2) «Not a single» means none at all. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/single/#m2)

3) A single room or bed is for one person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/single/#m3)

4) Single means not married. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/single/#m4)

5) A single ticket (UK) is for going one way only, not there and back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/single/#m5)

6) A single is a song sold on its own; singles is a game of tennis with one player on each side. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/single/#m6)

7) Single can be used after "every" to stress that each one is included, with none left out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/single/#m7)

### sense in the lessons

Maths: one item (a single ticket); single and double rooms; «not a single» means zero. Everyday: single file (one behind another), single-use plastic, a single parent. Sport: singles and doubles in tennis.

### examples

- A single ticket costs $3. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/single/#x1)
- Not a single apple was left. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/single/#x2)
- A hotel has 10 single rooms and 8 double rooms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/single/#x3)
- How much do 5 single tickets cost? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/single/#x4)
- Walk in single file along the narrow path. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/single/#x5)
- She did not say a single word. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/single/#x6)
- Try to avoid single-use plastic bags. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/single/#x7)
- He won the singles final. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/single/#x8)
- He'll catch them, every single one!" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/single/#x9)

### note

Means one; «not a single» means zero. Single rooms hold 1 person, doubles 2. Trap: «not a single one left» means 0. Trap: a UK «single» ticket is one way; a «return» is there and back.

### In the corpora

- [Living in a home costs money every single month, even when nobody buys anything new.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/6-paying-for-a-home-and-the-bills/0/)
- [A family ticket is only a good deal after checking: add up the single tickets for your family and compare.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/62-olympiad-plans-in-order-and-money-sums/16/)
- [On matters of taste, like cats versus dogs, there is no single right answer, so bots usually avoid taking sides.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/6-why-the-bot-agrees-too-easily/17/)
- [Some songwriters start with words, some with a tune or chords, some with a beat; there is no single correct way.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing/5/)
- [Cartoons often use 12 to 24 pictures for every second of film; each single still picture is called a frame.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/23-animation-flipbooks-stop-motion-computer-cartoons/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «single» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/single/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.