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ONCE definition: 1. one single time: 2. at the same time: 3. used when something happens that does not usually…. Learn more.
ONCE meaning: 1. one single time: 2. at the same time: 3. used when something happens that does not usually…. Learn more.
1. : one time and no more. rode a horse only once. went skydiving once. 2. : at any one time : under any circumstances : ever. didn't once thank me. 3. : at some indefinite time in the past : formerly. was once a booming mining town. 4. : by one degree of relationship. first cousin once removed. once. 2 of 4. noun.
Once definition: at one time in the past; formerly. See examples of ONCE used in a sentence.
all together; at the same time synonym simultaneously. I can't do everything all at once—you'll have to be patient. at once. immediately; without delay.
You use once with 'every' and words like 'day', 'week', and 'year' to indicate that something happens a specified number of times and on a regular basis. The patient was seen for follow-up visits once every three months.
It's only snowed once or twice this year. I go swimming once a week (= one time every week). Fewer examples. The shareholders meet once a year to discuss profits. Dad goes to the barber's once a month. She didn't once refer to her son. They meet regularly - usually once a week.
Definitions of 'once'. 1. If something happens once, it happens one time only. [...] 2. You use once with 'a' and words like 'day', 'week', and 'month' to indicate that something happens regularly, one time in each day, week, or month. [...]
once meaning, definition, what is once: on one occasion only: Learn more.
used, especially at the beginning of stories, to mean “a long time in the past” Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess. See once in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: once. Definition of once adverb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
