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once

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Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
8
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/wʌn(t)s/
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/wʌn(t)s/ · /wʌn(t)s/(UK) · /wɒn(t)s/(UK) · /wʌn(t)s/(US)

Definition of once

8 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. (not-comparable)One and only one time.
    “I have only once eaten pizza.”
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adv

  1. (not-comparable)One and only one time.
    “I have only once eaten pizza.”
  2. (not-comparable)Formerly; during some period in the past.
    “He was once the most handsome man around.”
    “I once had a motorbicycle.”
    “Once I didn't drive a big car, but now I own an all-terrain 4WD.”
    “Wang notes that flowers have rooted and grow in the area once covered with ice.”
    “Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.”
  3. (not-comparable, obsolete)At any time; ever.
    “If the facts once became known, we'd be in trouble.”
    “Once bring in the police and what is inevitably bound to follow? There will be calls and interrogations and cross-questionings […]”
  4. (not-comparable, obsolete)One day, someday.
    “The wisdom of God thought fit to acquaint David with that court which we shall once govern.”
  5. (not-comparable)Multiplied by one: indicating that a number is multiplied by one.
    “Once three is three.”

conj

  1. As soon as; when; after.
    “Near-synonym: immediately”
    “We'll get a move on once we find the damn car keys!”
    “Once you have obtained the elven bow, return to the troll bridge and trade it for the sleeping potion.”
    “Once he is married, he will be able to claim the inheritance.”
    “Not only were Jupp Heynckes' team pacey in attack but they were relentless in their pursuit of the ball once they had lost it, and as the game wore on they merely increased their dominance as City wilted in the Allianz Arena.”

noun

  1. (alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete form of ounce.
  2. (slang)A fan of the Korean girl band Twice.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English ones, from Old English ānes, a remodelling (after ān (“one”)) of ǣnes, itself an extension of ǣne (“once”) with the genitive suffix -es. Equivalent to one +…

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From Middle English ones, from Old English ānes, a remodelling (after ān (“one”)) of ǣnes, itself an extension of ǣne (“once”) with the genitive suffix -es. Equivalent to one + -s. Cognate with Saterland Frisian enst, insen (“once”), West Frisian iens (“once”), Dutch eens (“once”), German Low German eens, ins (“once”), German einst (“once”). More at one (including regarding the development of the pronunciation) and -s.

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