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adverb

at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.

a single time: We ate there just once. We go to a movie once a week.

even a single time; at any time; ever: If the facts once become known, it will be just too bad.

by a single step, degree, or grade: a cousin once removed.

adjective

former; having at one time been: the once and future king.

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a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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conjunction

if or when at any time; if ever.

whenever; as soon as: Once you're finished, you can leave.

noun

a single occasion; one time only: Once is enough.

Idioms

all at once,

simultaneously: The children were running, screaming, and throwing things all at once.

suddenly: All at once the rain came down.

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at once,

at the same time; simultaneously: Don't all speak at once.

immediately; promptly: Tell him to come at once!

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once and again, repeatedly: He has been told once and again not to slam the door.

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once and for all, decisively; finally: Let's settle this problem once and for all. Also, once for all.

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once in a while, at intervals; occasionally: She stops in to see us once in a while.

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once or twice, a very few times; infrequently: I've seen her in the elevator once or twice.

15.

once upon a time, at some unspecified past time, especially a long time ago: Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a prince and princess.

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Origin:
before 1150; Middle English ones, Old English ānes, orig. genitive of ān one; replacing Middle English enes, Old English ǣnes once, equivalent to ǣne once (orig. instrumental of ān) + -es adv. suffix; see -s¹

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Example Sentences

Once seen as the province of weary businessmen at the end of the day, hotel bars are being remodeled and updated.

The impact factor, once a simple way to rank scientific journals, has become an.

Having once worked in tourism, an increasing number of citizens of those countries are beginning to become tourists themselves.

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Once seen as the province of weary businessmen at the end of the day, hotel bars are being remodeled and updated.

The impact factor, once a simple way to rank scientific journals, has become an.

Having once worked in tourism, an increasing number of citizens of those countries are beginning to become tourists themselves.

As it now stands, there is no promise not to go ahead with preexisting plans once the heat is off.

What seems apparent, and what everyone seems to agree on, is that they were once alive.

Once the fungus invades its victim's body, it's already too late.

Once infected by this disease, plants will not recover.

His students once asked him to tell them something about himself.

Hoping to replace images of violence with those of hospitality, countries once torn by war are seeking to boost tourism.

Once the job is advertised hundreds of candidates will spend thousands of hours applying.

It indicates that the health of the banking system is once more being called into question.

Most brides walk down the aisle in brand-new gowns they'll wear only once.

Education delays dementia, but memory declines faster once it hits.

Vertical grooves indicate where a platform once rose.

Once neglected, this spot has become the focal point of the neighborhood.

These planet-altering meteorites were once thought quite rare.

I've met with each student twice, once at the start of the year, once prior to registration for second semester.

People rarely deal with raw data but consume them in processed form, once they have been aggregated or winnowed by computers.

Once it nears the surface again, it can flap its tail and taxi without fully returning to the water.

Once little more than a futile hope, some restoration of the injured spinal cord is beginning to seem feasible.

Tracks now readily recognizable as belonging to dinosaurs were once attributed to prodigious birds and other creatures.

Once better known for apples the region now holds dozens of wineries.

In addition, plenty of ways exist to get people to pay for premium versions of free services once they become power users.

My understanding regarding this issue is that once a written contract is generated you are expected to sign it.

But they are not as similar to each other as was once thought.

The statues are cared for even though the state of them might not be what once was.

Because of the complexity of the problem, environmental skepticism was once tenable.

But it was once our national pastime, and its gaining fans on these shores.

Once your garden is planted, it will generate large amounts of organic waste--material you can easily turn.

Having all of them at once is only that much sweeter.

Meet once a week with the goal of furthering one another's progress.

The ivory-billed woodpecker was once found across the swampy forests of the south-eastern states.

Scientists have invented a backpack that creates enough electricity to power seven portable gadgets at once.

These occurrences were once considered impossible, but they.

It can be at once obvious, obscure, beautiful and bizarre.

Once a stem shrivels and dries, cut it off at the base.

Typical social gamers are in their forties and tend their virtual farms more than once a week.

Have a nice cooperative conversation once the contract is signed.

Audiences are at once fragmenting into niches and consolidating around blockbusters.

Once fertile areas of the planet become desert, never to be green again within our lifetimes.

Mars may not be as dormant as scientists once thought.

Druker” shows once again how supervisors with little vision try to stifle gifted researchers and deprive.

If you live in a mild climate, sow tomatillo seeds directly in the ground once all danger of frost is past.

College degrees, once the possession of a tiny elite of professional and.

His turned-up nose once annoyed him so much that for a while he slept with a peg on.

Once dry, this coating actually protects and preserves your prints so that future generations can enjoy them as well.

Researchers have proposed potential therapies for a paralyzing disorder once thought to be untreatable.

He once scribbled a note on one of his sketches to make a small wax version of one of his drawings of a horse.

Once you lay eyes on your cute little cottage that's been rescued from a shuttered sugarcane plantation, spruced up, and set.

Once you find a likely candidate, google the product for other reviews.

Supporters who once saw him as the apostle of clean government now regard him merely as the lesser of two evils.

Once the animals are safely established, they must be monitored.

Once scorned as nervous tics, certain tiny, unconscious flicks of the eyes now turn out to underpin much of our ability to see.

Many species don't mate until they're in their teens, and then may bear small litters only once every two years.

At the peak of the growing season, mowing may be needed more than once a week.

The students' priority is to show up and be seen, believing that it is all right to do nothing once they have arrived.

Whalebone was once used to make ladies' corsets and umbrella ribs.

Although nostalgia was once considered an unhealthy.

If you were once a young boy of a certain kind, you had models of many of these planes hanging from your ceiling.

Keep up with weeding, which should be almost nil once plants fill in.

The hills, mountains and plateaus that distinguish this ecoregion were created by the glaciers that once covered it.

New material proves an adept filter for heavy metals as well as an efficient semiconductor, once freeze-dried into an aerogel.

Seeing her standing there, he knew at once that was the pose he wanted.

Once the vine has reached the roof, direct its growth horizontally, tying it in place.

Once it begins in a particular area, it is almost impossible to stop, and it cannot be reversed within a human lifetime.

But the building boom that is transforming the once rural western part.

But once he began to speak, what people sensed was his integrity.

It needs only ordinary garden soil and performs well with little water once established.

Chances are the camera, which once loved him, would long ago have betrayed him.

They live under woefully desperate conditions, but street children may be better off than once thought.

Once it has been posted on the site, the student is notified.

And once at the cascade's rocky base, you'll see that the silvery, five-step falls aren't likely to be.

He was able to estimate their body size because teeth are proportional to the sizes of the horses the teeth once belonged.

The spot rotates counterclockwise once every seven days.

He once took a shot of a cemetery in the background, a one-way sign in the foreground.

Instead, they will revert to their natural inclination and commence fall bloom once again.

Once the deed is done, selectivity may come into play.

His style was at once simple and antic, serious and slapstick, metaphoric and mischievous.

Once you've broken up the soil, change to a round-point shovel for.

Two were offered twice, once at an alleged low price and once at a much higher price.

Since this is a special once a year exhibition, plan on a long wait to get into the greenhouses.

Water regularly and apply a complete fertilizer once a month.

Once operators get a picture of grid conditions, they could disseminate the information to faster, smarter switches.

As it stands now, the famous quarry wall is only a portion of what once was.

Once upon a time, there was a house that was not exactly welcoming.

Once that happens all kinds of poor health will follow.

Once the hole is dug, you're ready to set in the plants.

Once they make it past the last childbirth, they're pretty much home free.

All species are deep rooted and drought tolerant once established.

Dark matter is one of the great scientific mysteries of our time, but once astronomers accepted its existence.

Once the cuttings have taken hold and are growing roots, they will begin to send out new leaves.

Lankasana once killed a lion armed with only a sword, but not before the lion clawed his shoulders, leaving huge scars.

Once valued for its bold effect in garden fringes and near water and for use as a fast-growing windbreak.

Once the body detects a bacterial invader, the immune system gobbles up free iron and locks up any stores of the element.

Fertilize at planting time, then once every two months.

Each time the light is turned on, the cells spike reliably, exactly once.

For lush plants, fertilize once before spring growth begins, again after flowering.

Once the migraine process has started, it usually requires medication to stop the headache.

Put ground meat through grinder once more and proceed with your recipe.

Boundaries once drawn by physical distance, language or expertise can now be bridged with a backlit screen and a few mouse clicks.

The human understanding when it has once adopted an opinion draws all things else to support and agree with it.

Lisa turned the trough for horses she once owned into a water garden.

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World English Dictionary

once (wʌns)

—*adv*
1.	one time; on one occasion or in one case
2.	at some past time; formerly: I could speak French once
3.	by one step or degree (of relationship): a cousin once removed
4.	(in conditional clauses, negatives, etc) ever; at all: if you once forget it
5.	multiplied by one
6.	once and away
	a. conclusively
	b. occasionally
7.	once and for all conclusively; for the last time
8.	once in a while occasionally; now and then
9.	once or twice, once and again a few times
10.	once upon a time used to begin fairy tales and children's stories

—*conj*
11.	(subordinating) as soon as; if ever or whenever: once you begin, you'll enjoy it

—n
12.	one occasion or case: you may do it, this once
13.	all at once
	a. suddenly or without warning
	b. simultaneously
14.	at once
	a. immediately
	b. simultaneously
15.	for once this time, if (or but) at no other time

[C12 ones, ānes, adverbial genitive of on, ānone]

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Word Origin & History

once

c.1200, anes, from ane "one" + adverbial genitive. Replaced O.E. æne. Spelling changed as pronunciation shifted from two syllables to one after c.1300. Pronunciation change to "wuns" parallels that of one. As an emphatic, meaning "once and for all," it is attested from

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c.1300, but this now is regarded as a Pennsylvania German dialect formation. Meaning "in a past time" (but not necessarily just one time) is from c.1250. Once upon a time as the beginning of a story is recorded from 1595. Slang once-over "inspection" is from 1915. At once originally (c.1230) meant "simultaneously," later "in one company" (c.1300), and preserved the sense of "one" in the word; the phrase typically appeared as one word, atones; the modern meaning "immediately" is attested from 1531.

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Idioms & Phrases

once

In addition to the idioms beginning with once, also see all at once; at once; every now and then (once in a while); give someone the once-over.