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once and for all

once and for all
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wuhns and fawr awl]
    • /wʌns ænd fɔr ɔl/
    • /wʌns ənd fɔː(r) ɔːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wuhns and fawr awl]
    • /wʌns ænd fɔr ɔl/

Definitions of once and for all words

  • adjective once and for all former; having at one time been: the once and future king. 1
  • noun once and for all a single occasion; one time only: Once is enough. 1
  • adverb once and for all at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation. 1
  • adverb once and for all a single time: We ate there just once. We go to a movie once a week. 1
  • adverb once and for all even a single time; at any time; ever: If the facts once become known, it will be just too bad. 1
  • adverb once and for all by a single step, degree, or grade: a cousin once removed. 1

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Origin of once and for all

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English al, plural alle; Old English eal(l); cognate with Gothic alls, Old Norse allr, Old Frisian, Dutch, Middle Low German al, Old Saxon, Old High German al(l) (German all); if < *ol-no-, equivalent to Welsh oll and akin to Old Irish uile < *ol-io-; cf. almighty

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Parts of speech for Once and for all

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

once and for all popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".

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Synonyms for once and for all

adj once and for all

adv once and for all

  • beyond recall — If something is beyond recall, it is no longer possible to remember how it was or to bring it back to its original condition.
  • conclusively — serving to settle or decide a question; decisive; convincing: conclusive evidence.
  • convincingly — persuading or assuring by argument or evidence: They gave a convincing demonstration of the car's safety features.
  • decisively — having the power or quality of deciding; putting an end to controversy; crucial or most important: Your argument was the decisive one.
  • definitively — most reliable or complete, as of a text, author, criticism, study, or the like: the definitive biography of Andrew Jackson.

adverb once and for all

  • enduringly — In an enduring manner or fashion; such as to endure.
  • irreversibly — not reversible; incapable of being changed: His refusal is irreversible.

adjective once and for all

  • endwise — Upright, or standing on end.
  • last — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.

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