write once, read many

write Verb

— If you write a book, an article, a computer program, a piece of music, etc., you create it. My dream is to write a children's book. Mozart wrote over 600 pieces of music during his lifetime. He can't write. He's a terrible writer. In the article, the author writes that these things need to change. — If you write, you use letters, numbers, or other marks on paper or on a computer to show words. Can you write your name and phone number here for me? Our teacher taught us to write beautifully. It's amazing how many people can't read and write. Do you have any paper to write on? Listen to what I say and write it down. — If you write, you send a letter to someone. Please, phone or write me when you have some time. She would write to Mom every week and give her all the details. — (computer) If a computer writes, it records something in its memory or on a disk. Old computers were much slower at writing files.

once Determiner

— one time We go to the house once a year. She had only seen him once. It's nice to be understood for once. We get together once a month for coffee. Not once have I said that. — at a time in the past, but not now It was hard to believe that once we had been friends. The once great city had be destroyed.

once Preposition

— after Once I've finished cleaning up, we can leave.

read Verb

— Someone is reading when they are looking at a book or other writing and understanding what it says. Have you read this book?

read Noun

— A read is something that you read. That last book was a great read. — A read is an act of reading something. This is a great book. You should give it a read.

many Determiner

— A large number of (something). There are many people in China. People are very much animals in many ways. How many times have I walked down this street? It was so many years ago that we first met. There are not many people like him. As many as 30 per cent of the population carries this disease. In too many cases, people don't get the care they need. A great many questions still have no answers. Some are good, but not very many. Many of our teachers come from other countries.