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- [wuhns]
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- [wuhns]
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Definitions of once word
- adverb once at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation. 1
- adverb once a single time: We ate there just once. We go to a movie once a week. 1
- adverb once even a single time; at any time; ever: If the facts once become known, it will be just too bad. 1
- adverb once by a single step, degree, or grade: a cousin once removed. 1
- adjective once former; having at one time been: the once and future king. 1
- noun once a single occasion; one time only: Once is enough. 1
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Origin of once
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
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
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Once
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
once popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
once usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for once
adverb once
- formerly — in time past; in an earlier period or age; previously: a custom formerly observed.
- previously — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- once upon a time — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
- then — at that time: Prices were lower then.
- already — You use already to show that something has happened, or that something had happened before the moment you are referring to. Speakers of British English use already with a verb in a perfect tense, putting it after 'have', 'has', or 'had', or at the end of a clause. Some speakers of American English use already with the simple past tense of the verb instead of a perfect tense.
adjective once
- oldfangled — old-fashioned; of an older or former kind.
- aforementioned — If you refer to the aforementioned person or subject, you mean the person or subject that has already been mentioned.
- castoff — thrown away; discarded; abandoned
- former — preceding in time; prior or earlier: during a former stage in the proceedings.
- past — gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
conjunction once
- immediately — without lapse of time; without delay; instantly; at once: Please telephone him immediately.
general once
- no longer — not anymore
Antonyms for once
adverb once
- now — at the present time or moment: You are now using a dictionary.
- currently — at the presenttime; now: She is currently working as a lab technician.
- future — time that is to be or come hereafter.
- later — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- presently — in a little while; soon: They will be here presently.
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