once
/wʌn(t)s/adverb1 syllable
Once means: at a previous time.
Synonyms for once10
adverb, as in at a previous time
adverb, as in on one occasion
one time, in one case
What does once mean?3
adverb
1
at a previous time“at one time he loved her”
2
on one occasion“once I ran into her”
3
as soon as“once we are home, we can rest”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Once in a sentence
- Once you have made a promise, you should keep it.CC
- A stone once cast, and a word once spoken, cannot be recalled.auxitt
- You must apologize to her, and that at once.Swift
- Once a habit has been acquired, it almost has compulsive power over us.Lumi
- Once gone, you will never get it back.ToxicFriu
- Once you have decided to do something, stick to it.CK
- Once you leave here, you can't come back again.CK
- You must make up your mind, and that at once.Eldad
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