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What does once mean?

Definitions in simple English

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.

once

— adverb on one occasion once I ran into her — adverb as soon as once we are home, we can rest — adverb (= at one time, erstwhile) at a previous time at one time he loved her her erstwhile writing she was a dancer once

Synonyms once synonyms

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one time formerly at one time one day sometime long ago ever once upon a time twice time some time ago one in the past before temporarily former erstwhile erst when sometimes one morning in outline in one case at some time as soon as another time aforetime a 1 time конструкции с used to yesteryear when once twelfth part of a day till now tentatively step soon someday time some years ago some time simultaneously short time short period previously previous period pause only once ones one round

Topics once topics

What do people use once to talk about?

States Quantity Number Cardinal numbers

One

What words indicate that something happens or is done one time?

once one time single time one-off

States Quantity Number

Number of times

What words indicate the number of times something has happened? ("He fell down three times.")

once one time single time twice two times three times thrice four times many times

States Time Aspectual time

Once

What words indicate that an event has happened once?

once one time on one occasion at one stage at one point one day

States Time Aspectual time Once

Again

What words indicate that an event happens again?

again once again once more yet again one more time afresh fresh another time another time
What words refer to being back to the same situation that you were in before?

again once more

States Time Aspectual time Once

Never

What words indicate that something that never happens?

never not ever never once not once never for a moment not for a moment never ever at no time not in a million years never in a million years have never been known to do something

Language and thought Communication Say Speak with others

Speak in unison

What words refer to many people speaking in unison?

speak in unison speak at once congregational reading

Physical actions Divide into pieces

Cut

What words refer to cutting something with one slice?

slice cut once cut in one movement

States Time Relative time Before

Examples once examples

How do I use once in a sentence?

Simple sentences

You must go home at once.

You must do it at once.

You'd better set off at once.

Once you begin, you must continue.

You must start at once.

Read it once more, please.

Try it once again.

I want to go there once more.

I remember hearing the story once.

Return the money to him at once.

You should act on the doctor's advice at once.

He isn't as energetic as he once was.

I once wanted to be an astrophysicist.

Even now, many years after the Cold War, there is still much rancor between the Russians and the Germans, especially in areas once occupied by the Soviet Union.

For once in my life I'm doing a good deed. And it is useless.

You must apologize to her, and that at once.

You must make up your mind, and that at once.

You needn't do it at once.

You'd better have your hair cut at once.

You may as well go to bed at once.

You may go at once.

It is necessary for you to start at once.

You are to give up smoking at once.

You are to do it at once.

You'd better go to see your family doctor at once.

You may as well leave at once.

It is necessary for you to see a doctor at once.

You are to start at once.

Movie subtitles

We'll take care of it, once we reach the base.

Once we're there, we can take care of you.

Come back at once!

Cease fire at once!

It's easy to forget that Western civilization has declined and fallen once before.

And what of the english, whose territorial ambitions had once extended no further than France and whose one big economic idea had been to sell wool to the italians?

Once, when Zheng He had sailed the high seas, China had been able to regard distant Europeans with indifference, if not contempt.

Competition, markets, profits, capitalism - these are things that China once turned its back on.

In the next episode of civilization, I'll ask why it was that the scientific revolution happened only in the West, and failed to take off even in those parts of the Eastern world that had once been pioneers of mathematics and astronomy.

People come and tell us about Jesus and him dying for our sins once a year.

I once told a lie when I was 12 and I had a dream that I went to Hell!

Once I baptized Nagasaki the others just fell into place.

But we know it did once, here on Earth.

Once we have the microbial, we have the potential for intelligence.

Per hydrogen atom it happens once every ten million years!

Once this was finished, in June 1952, the first large survey along the Milky Way equator started.

We don't have enough men to end this once and for all.

You think a man can love several women at once?

General Bugeaud once tried to send them false prophets.

But it only works when you believe, because once you pull that thread, it just turns into nothing right in your hands.

It's designed to activate once it enters the epidermis of a living body.

But once you start to add it all up, the Director seems the most obvious suspect.

Once airborne, engage stealth mode.

Detain them at once.

Once he falls asleep, you can't see how extraordinary he is.

You may be a math whiz, but there's no way you can track this many all at once.

I want you all to surrender at once.

You'll understand once you give it a try.

Now, every once in a while, a kid gets busted.

Once I knew Johnny was lying to me, I had to come up with a plan. You knew Johnny was lying to you?

But every once in a while, things do go the right way.

You'll thank me once you're in here.

Oh. your first love? Before we consolidate teamwork, you should bear with a beating once.

But, I was once shaken. When you said that you would step down, and when you stopped me from coming here.

I have never once let you go.

Once I put my foot out there, it's not that scary.

It's worth to try at least once. Since you made it a big deal like going down to the world of the living, I thought you had some amazlingly thought out plan.

There are too many things happening all at once. You, my mother and this place, too.

I was once a human. That love I always laughed at. also once dominated me. When we were lovers, we longed for each other crazily, but. we couldn't have happiness.

I WOULD, BUT SHE SEEMED REALLY STRESSED, SO I SAID WE COULD MAKE AN EXCEPTION THIS ONCE AND COME TO HER.

IT WAS NEW YORK ONCE.

News and current affairs

A different kind of revolution was taking place in Europe's former colonies in Asia, where native peoples had no desire to be ruled once more by Western powers, which had been so ignominiously defeated by Japan.

To many, myself included, NATO's enlargement to take in, among others, the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania -- which were once Soviet republics -- is an impossible dream come true.

This, in turn, created once again the kind of win-win situation that is so important for future relations between the EU and Russia.

A side benefit for the EU's standing in the world could be that the World Trade Organization's stalled Doha negotiations could be restarted once farmers in developing countries are assured of getting a fair deal from Europe.

Moreover, the CAP's role as a motor of political and social integration in Europe could be restored once renewed policies are in place.

That way, the power of competitive markets can ensure that, once a drug is developed, it is made available at the lowest possible price - not at an inflated monopoly price.

Once all these countries reach agreement with the EU there would automatically be free trade throughout the Balkans.

Once that process is underway, many problems that now seem intractable will be resolved more easily.

What was once the dignified preserve of obviously elite currencies could become the site of messy political battles for elevated status.

But it is also advice that is free of responsibility, and, as Stanley Baldwin once said, power without responsibility is the prerogative of the harlot.

Every once in a while, a profession (most frequently, economics) determines that it has reached a consensus on how to solve a problem.

More than 40 years ago, it was promised that once Turkey lives up to the preconditions for membership, it will be welcome in the EU.

Once undertaken, the West's intervention ended an almost uninterrupted civil war, and is still viewed with approval by a majority of the population.

Once, I heard a dreadful story of a breech birth which a traditional midwife did not know how to handle.

Once it was dark, a screen was set up and Mark showed home videos from space.

But a financial crisis does not give policymakers the time that they once had to explain to voters why one step required another.

Once he knows of it, the decision is his to make, because only he can judge the importance of his journey, and balance that against the risk he is running.

In the medium term, once growth revives, debt can be paid down and the financial sector curbed so that it does not inflict another crisis on the world.

It will fall to the Union, once again, to help transform despair into hope.

Even more policy coordination will be needed both to confront the crisis and to re-establish EU norms once the storm clouds begin to dissipate.

There is in fact no inherent conflict, once we understand that what matters for growth in developing countries is not the size of their trade surpluses, nor even the volume of their exports.

Moreover, once the eurozone had started refinancing Greece without any contribution from private creditors, it would be politically impossible to stop.

In conferring on Liu one of the world's highest honors, the Committee would be signaling once again the importance of human rights and democracy on the one hand, and world peace and international solidarity on the other.

Indeed, as a pillar of export-oriented modernity, Park Chung-hee was once lionized as the archetype of a modernizing political leadership in military-authoritarian states.

Ms. Park once pledged to provide loans for working-class families from elementary school to college years, while contending that local universities should be empowered to have more autonomy.

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