Definitions for oncewʌns
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
oncewʌns(adv.)
at one time in the past; formerly:
a once powerful nation.
a single time:
We eat out once a week.
even a single time; at any time; ever:
if the facts once become known.
by a single step, degree, or grade:
a cousin once removed.
(n.)a single occasion; one time only:
Once is enough.
(conj.)if or when at any time; if ever.
whenever; as soon as:
Once you're finished, you can leave.
(adj.)former; one-time:
the once and future king.
Idioms for once:
at once, at the same time; simultaneously. immediately; promptly.
Category: Idiom
once in a while,at intervals; occasionally.
Category: Idiom
Origin of once:
bef. 1150; ME ones, OE ānes, orig. gen. of ānone
Princeton's WordNet
once, one time, in one case(adverb)
on one occasion
"once I ran into her"
once(adverb)
as soon as
"once we are home, we can rest"
once, formerly, at one time, erstwhile, erst(adverb)
at a previous time
"at one time he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once";
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
once(adverb)ʌns
one time
I've only been there once.; once a day/week/month
onceʌns
at a time in the past
We were happy here once.
onceʌns
at the same time
Then several buses came all at once.
onceʌns
immediately
You must leave at once.
onceʌns
indicates sth does not usually happen
It'd be nice if you could make dinner for once.
onceʌns
another time or as usual
Once again it was me who had to clean up.
onceʌns
sometimes, but not often
I drink beer every once in a while.
once(conjunction)ʌns
as soon as
He'll feel happier once he's met everyone.
Wiktionary
once(Adverb)
One and only one time.
I have only once eaten pizza.
once(Adverb)
Formerly; during some period in the past.
once(Adverb)
multiplied by one: indicating that a number is multiplied by one
once three is three.
once(Conjunction)
As soon as; when; after.
Origin: From ones (genitive of on used adverbally), from anes, genitive of an. Compare enes, einest. More at one, -s.
Translations for once
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- een keerAfrikaans
- مَرَّهArabic
- веднъжBulgarian
- uma vezPortuguese (BR)
- jednouCzech
- einmalGerman
- én gangDanish
- μια φοράGreek
- una vezSpanish
- ükskord, ühekorragaEstonian
- یکبارFarsi
- kerranFinnish
- une foisFrench
- פַּעַם אַחַדHebrew
- एक बारHindi
- jednomCroatian
- egyszerHungarian
- sekaliIndonesian
- í eitt skiptiIcelandic
- una voltaItalian
- 一度Japanese
- 한 번Korean
- (vieną) kartąLithuanian
- vienreiz; [] vienu reiziLatvian
- sekaliMalay
- eensDutch
- en gangNorwegian
- razPolish
- یکبارPersian
- يو ځلىPashto
- uma vezPortuguese
- o datăRomanian
- один раз, однаждыRussian
- razSlovak
- enkratSlovenian
- jednomSerbian
- en gångSwedish
- หนึ่งครั้งThai
- bir kez/defaTurkish
- 一次Chinese (Trad.)
- раз, один разUkrainian
- ايک بارUrdu
- một lầnVietnamese
- 一次Chinese (Simp.)
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