once

once  (wns)

adv.

1. One time only: once a day.

2. At one time in the past; formerly.

3. At any time; ever: Once known, his face is never forgotten.

4. By one degree of relationship: my first cousin once removed.

n.

A single occurrence; one time: Once will have to do. You can go just this once.

conj.

As soon as; if ever; when: Once he goes, we can clean up.

adj.

Having been formerly; former: the once capital of the nation.

Idiom:

at once

1. All at one time; simultaneously: Everything happened at once. The view of the skyline is at once awesome, grand, and disappointing.

2. Immediately; instantly: Leave the room at once.

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[Middle English ones, from on, one, from Old English n; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	once - on one occasion; "once I ran into her" in one case, one time
	2.	once - as soon as; "once we are home, we can rest"
	3.	once - at a previous time; "at one time he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once"; erst, erstwhile, formerly, at one time

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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 → una vez (= formerly); antiguamente

conj → una vez que;

once he had left/it was done → una vez que se había marchado/se hizo;

at once → en seguida, inmediatamente (= simultaneously); a la vez;

once a week → una vez a la semana;

once more → otra vez;

once and for all → de una vez por todas;

once upon a time → érase una vez;

I knew him once → le conocía hace tiempo

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once [wʌns] adv → une fois (= formerly); autrefois

conj → une fois que + sub;

once he had left/it was done → une fois qu'il fut parti/ que ce fut terminé;

at once → tout de suite, immédiatement (= simultaneously); à la fois;

all at once adv → tout d'un coup;

once a week → une fois par semaine;

once more → encore une fois;

I knew him once → je l'ai connu autrefois;

once and for all → une fois pour toutes;

once upon a time there was ... → il y avait une fois ..., il était une fois ...

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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 a week → einmal pro Woche;

once more or again → noch einmal;

once and for all → ein für alle Mal;

once upon a time → es war einmal;

once in a while → ab und zu;

all at once (= suddenly) → plötzlich;

for once → ausnahmsweise (einmal);

once or twice → ein paarmal;

once he had left → sobald er gegangen war;

once it was done → nachdem es getan war

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once [wʌns] adv → una volta

conj → non appena, quando;

once he had left/it was done → dopo che se n'era andato/fu fatto;

at once → subito (= simultaneously); a un tempo;

all at once → (tutto) ad un tratto;

once a week → una volta alla settimana;

once more → ancora una volta;

I knew him once → un tempo or in passato lo conoscevo;

once and for all → una volta per sempre;

once upon a time there was ... → c'era una volta ...