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Dictionary entry

từng

từng means once in Vietnamese. Review definitions, example sentences, and related dictionary entries.

Definitions

Meanings

  1. 01

    once

  2. 02

    used to indicate a past event or experience

  3. 03

    each, every (in certain contexts)

Reference

Lexical details

Part of speech
Adverb
CEFR
B1

Examples

Usage in context

3 examples

01

Tôi từng sống ở Hà Nội trong ba năm.

I once lived in Hanoi for three years.

02

Anh ấy từng là giáo viên trước khi trở thành kỹ sư.

He used to be a teacher before becoming an engineer.

03

Cô ấy từng đến đây du lịch vào năm ngoái.

She visited here once last year.