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once Adverb 1. one time; on one occasion only 2. at some past time, but no longer: I was in love once 3. by one degree (of relationship): he was Deirdre's cousin once removed 4. once and for all conclusively; for the last time 5. once in a while occasionally; now and then 6. once or twice a few times 7. once upon a time used to begin fairy tales and children's stories conj as soon as: once you have learned good grammar you can leave it to nature and forget it Noun 1. one occasion or case: once is enough 2. all at once a. suddenly b. simultaneously 3. at once a. immediately b. simultaneously 4. for once this time, even if at no other time [Middle English ones, anes]
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once adverb 1. on one occasion, one time, one single time adverb 2. at one time, in the past, previously, formerly, long ago, in the old days, once upon a time, in times past, in times gone by conjunction 3. as soon as, when, after, the moment, immediately, the instant >> at once 4. immediately, now, right now, straight away, directly, promptly, instantly, right away, without delay, without hesitation, forthwith, this (very) minute, pronto (informal) this instant, straightway (archaic) posthaste, tout de suite (French) 5. simultaneously, together, at the same time, all together, in concert, in unison, concurrently, in the same breath, in chorus, at or in one go (informal) once and for all for the last time, finally, completely, for good, positively, permanently, for ever, decisively, inexorably, conclusively, irrevocably, for all time, inescapably, with finality, beyond the shadow of a doubt once in a while occasionally, sometimes, at times, from time to time, on and off, irregularly, on occasion, now and again, periodically, every now and then, every so often, at intervals, off and on Translations once [wʌns] adv (= on one occasion) → einmal (= formerly); früher (= a long time ago); früher einmal conj (= as soon as) → sobald; at once (= immediately) → sofort (= simultaneously); gleichzeitig; once in a while → ab und zu; all at once (= suddenly) → plötzlich; for once → ausnahmsweise (einmal); adv once [wans] 1 a single time He did it once; If I could see her once again I would be happy. een keer مَرَّه веднъж jednou én gang einmal μια φορά una vez ükskord, ühekorraga یکبار kerran une fois פַּעַם אַחַד एक बार jednom egyszer sekali í eitt skipti una volta 一度 한 번(에) (vieną) kartą vienreiz; [] vienu reizi sekali eens en gang raz uma vez o dată один раз, однажды raz enkrat jednom en gång ครั้งหนึ่ง bir kez/defa 一次 раз, один раз ايک بار một lần 一次 2 at a time in the past I once wanted to be a dancer. lank gelede, vroeër ذات مَرَّه някога kdysi engang einst κάποτε antes, en otro tiempo kunagi یک روزی؛ سابقاً aikoinaan autrefois פַּעַם पहले nekad, nekoć egykor dulu einu sinni una volta, un tempo かつて 일찌기 kažkada, kadaise reiz; kādreiz pernah eens en gang, tidligere, før niegdyś uma vez odată когда-то, некогда kedysi nekoč jednom en gång i tiden ครั้งหนึ่ง bir zamanlar, eskiden 曾經 колись ايک مرتبہ ماضي ميں đã từng 曾经 conj when; as soon as Once (it had been) unlocked, the door opened easily. sodra في الوقْت الذي، عِنْدَما، حالَما когато jakmile jednou da; så snart sobald μόλις, από τη στιγμή που una vez que, en cuanto niipea kui به محض اینکه؛ همینکه heti kun une fois que בְּרֶגַע- ज्योंही, जैसे ही, जब कभी kad, čim mihelyt, amint segera setelah strax og, þegar una volta che, quando いったん~すれば 일단 ...하면, ...하자마자 kai tik, vos tik kad; tiklīdz sebaik sahaja eenmaal med det samme, straks, da raz, skoro logo que o dată как только len čo brž ko kada när ... väl ทันทีที่ ...-er/ar, ...-mez 一旦 досить; як тільки جب khi 一旦 at once immediately Go away at once! op die daad حالا، فَوْرا веднага ihned med det samme; straks sofort αμέσως en seguida, inmediatamente, ahora mismmo kohe فوراً heti tout de suite מִיָד तुरंत odmah azonnal! sekarang juga, segera undir eins subito, immediatamente すぐに 곧, 즉시 tuojau pat tūlīt pat, nekavējoties segera onmiddellijk en gang med, straks natychmiast já imediat немедленно, тотчас же hneď pri priči smesta genast, med en gång ทันทีทันใด derhal, şimdi 立刻 відразу, негайно اچانک ngay lập tức 立刻 (just) for once as an exception Why can't you be nice to her for once? een keer/maal ولو لِمَرَّه веднъж aspoň jednou for en gangs skyld (nur) dieses eine Mal για μια φορά τουλάχιστον, κατ' εξαίρεση una vez por kas või üks kord لااقل یکبار kerrankin (juste) une fois pour רַק הַפַּעַם केवल इस बार bar jednom most az egyszer sekali saja til tilbreytingar una volta per 1度だけ (단) 한번만 bent kartą tikai vienreiz/šoreiz sekali sahaja een enkele keer for en gangs skyld, den ene gangen chociaż raz desta vez (doar) o dată хотя бы раз; в виде исключения aspoň raz vsaj enkrat bar jednom för en gångs skull ซักครั้ง sadece bu seferlik 僅這一次(作為例外) на цей раз; як виняток صرف ايک بار một lần duy nhất 仅这一次(作为例外) once and for all once and finally Once and for all, I refuse! eens en vir altyd مَرَّةً واحِدَه وبِصورةٍ نِهائِيَّه веднъж за винаги jednou provždy en gang for alle ein für allemal μια για πάντα de una vez para siempre, de una vez por todas viimast korda قاطعانه viimeisen kerran une fois pour toutes אַחַת וּלתָמִיד आखरी बार jednom zauvijek egyszer s mindenkorra untuk terakhir kalinya í eitt skipti fyrir öll una volta per tutte 今度だけは 단호하게 visiems laikams reizi par visām reizēm utk kali terakhir voor eens en altijd en gang for alle raz na zawsze uma vez de por todas o dată pentru totdeauna раз и навсегда raz a navždy enkrat za vselej zauvek en gång för alla ครั้งสุดท้าย ilk ve son olarak 永遠地 раз і назавжди اب اور ہر حال ميں một lần và mãi mãi 永远地 once in a while occasionally I meet him once in a while at the club. nou en dan قَليلا، بين حينٍ وآخر، أحْيانا понякога čas od času en gang imellem zuweilen πού και πού de vez en cuando mõnikord گهگاه toisinaan de temps à autre מִדֵי פַּעַם कभी-कभी, समय-समय पर povremeno néha(napján) kadang-kadang endrum og eins ogni tanto, di quando in quando 時折 때때로 kartkartėmis šad un tad; paretam sekali-sekala af en toe en sjelden gang, iblant od czasu do czasu de vez em quando din când în când время от времени, иногда z času na čas tu in tam povremeno då och då, en och annan gång บางครั้งบางคราว arasıra, bazen 偶爾 час від часу, інколи کبھي کبھار thi thoảng 偶尔 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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| These boots, an old foil, and a slashed doublet once used by an artist for some picture, were Jo's chief treasures and appeared on all occasions. If a young man with an idea can once get Jim Burden's attention, can manage to accompany him when he goes off into the wilds hunting for lost parks or exploring new canyons, then the money which means action is usually forthcoming. The carpenter had once been a prisoner in Andersonville prison and had lost a brother. |
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