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Definition: Once

Once

Adjective

1. Belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover".

Adverb

1. On one occasion; "once I ran into her".

2. As soon as; "once we are home, we can rest".

3. At a previous time; "once he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "once" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Once

DomainDefinition

Satire

ONCE, adv. Enough. Source: Devil's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: ONCE

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

ONCE (pronounced own-say), or Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles, is a Spanish national charity lottery founded on December 13 1938 to raise funds and provide services for the blind. ONCE also sponsors one of the leading teams in the Tour de France. The word once in the Spanish language means eleven.

In 1988 ONCE established the foundation Fundación ONCE to promote sporting events for people of any disability group. The foundation also provides professional training and employment, works to eliminate architectural, urban and communication barriers and promotes 'Digital Solidarity' - web-based services for people with disabilities.

External Links

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "ONCE."

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Synonyms: Once

Synonyms: erstwhile(a) (adj), former(a) (adj), once(a) (adj), onetime(a) (adj), quondam(a) (adj), sometime(a) (adj), at one time (adv), erst (adv), erstwhile (adv), formerly (adv), in one case (adv), one time (adv), when (adv). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Once

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

The Past

Retrospectively; ere now, before now, till now; hitherto, heretofore; no longer; once, once upon a time; from time immemorial, from prehistoric times; in the memory of man; time out of mind; already, yet, up to this time; ex post facto.

Time

Hereupon, thereupon, whereupon; then; anno Domini; A.D.; ante Christum; A.C.; before Christ; B.C.; anno urbis conditae; A.U.C.; anno regni; A.R.; once upon a time, one fine morning, one fine day, one day, once.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Once

English words defined with "once": all at once, At oncegive the once overOnce and again. (references)
Specialty definitions using "once": Draft Once ReUse ManyEvery once in a while. (references)
Etymologies containing "once": teal. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Once" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Asturian (eleven), French (ounce), Spanish (eleven, elevenses).

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Modern Usage: Once

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Yes. I'm certain I once read that somewhere (A Few Good Men; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin. Based on the play by Aaron Sorkin.)

Once you have frozen mankind, these babies will overrun the globe, and we shall rule them, for we will be the only two people left in the world (Batman & Robin; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

Honey, I watched you the whole time, and you didn't screw up once! (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball)

You're looking for him. I know because I was once looking for the same thing (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski.)

But it wasn't always so. I had a mother once, and Louis: he had a wife (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice)

Lyrics

It's yesterday once more (Yesterday Once More; performing artist: Carpenters)

My my my, once bitten, twice shy (Once Bitten Twice Shy; performing artist: Great White)

But this won't work now the way it once did (Precious Illusions; performing artist: Alanis Morissette)

THE HAPPY MIND, I ONCE OWNED YEAH (Never Ever; performing artist: All Saints)

And when can I breathe once again (When Can I See You; performing artist: Babyface; writing credit: Babyface)

Clever

A person who has had a bull by the tail once has learned 60 or 70 times as much as one hasn't. (references; author: Mark Twain)

A spoken word is not a sparrow. Once it flies out, you can't catch it. (references; author: Russian Proverb)

Any ship can be a minesweeper... Once. (references; author: unknown)

Once over the hill, you pick up speed. (references; author: unknown)

Every good friend was once a stranger. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Once vatan (1974)

Los Once mil quinientos (1973)

Once Upon a Scoundrel (1973)

Anything Once (1969)

Once Upon a Body (1969)

Song Titles

Once Bitten Twice Shy (performing artist: Great White)

Once In A Very Blue Moon (performing artist: Nanci Griffith)

Once Was A Time I Thought (performing artist: The Mamas And The Papas)

JUST ONCE IN MY LIFE  (performing artist: Righteous Brothers )

Once Upon A Time (performing artist: Rochell and The Candles)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Once

DomainTitle

Books

  • Breaking Out of Food Jail: How to Free Yourself from Diets and Problem Eating, Once and for All (reference)

  • Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas (reference)

  • Once upon a Fairy Tale: Four Favorite Stories (reference)

  • Once upon a More Enlightened Time: More Politically Correct Bedtime Stories (reference)

  • Once upon a Potty: Girl (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Once

Illustrations:
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Photo Album: Once

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Shown is a male technician taking an x-ray of a female patient. This image was used to demonstrate the myth about exposure to radiation during the x-ray procedure. Stock photo-use for "Once A Year For A Lifetime" only. See artwork: GR-42. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

This illustration with and without text, titled "How Cancer Spreads" explains the process of metastasis. Once metastatic cells are attached to the basement membrane (a physical barrier that seperates tissue components), they break through with the help of an enzyme called type IV collagenase. Cancer cells then move through the blood stream enabling them to spread to other parts of the body. A secondary tumor may form at another site in the body. See artwork: GA-17. Credit: Jane Hurd (artist).

In December 2002, CDC Clinicians trained state licensed vaccine administers how to deliver smallpox vaccine safely and efficiently. Once training was completed, they provided additional smallpox vaccine administration training in their home states. Credit: CDC.

The schizont stages of Plasmodium spp. development include the formation of merozoites, which in this case, are ready to be released back into the blood to once again begin schizogony, infecting new red blood cells, or grow into gametocytes. Credit: CDC.

The end of a Sun-like star's life was once thought to be simple: the star gracefully casts off ... Credit: NASA.

Once a vast carpet of healthy vegetation, the Amazon rain forest is changing rapidly. This image of Bolivia shows dramatic deforestation in the Amazon Basin. Loggers have cut long paths into the forest, while ranchers have cleared large blocks for their herds. Fanning out from these clear-cut areas are settlements built in radial arrangements of fields and farms. Healthy vegetation appears bright red in this image. Credit: NASA.

Large pink and white flowers are marsh mallows, a wild relative of hibiscus. Roots were once used to make marshmallows. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Perhaps the remains of a once noble ship or maybe only an old pier. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Once the purse has been completed, the net is brought on board. This is the first stage of bringing the net through the power block prior to laying it on the stern. Credit: Fisheries.

Even boat's die - once a cherished workboat of a North Carolina crabber. Credit: Fisheries.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Once
 

"Once upon a time..." by Ruben Abascal
Commentary: "Palace lamp. This palace reminds me of the palaces in Grimm´s Brothers tales."
"Dragonfly once more" by Christoph Burgdorfer
Commentary: "Another shot of a dragonfly ..."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Sounds Captioned with "Once".

PlayCaptionPlayCaption
Chinese gong being struck once.Swiss bell ringing once.
Great church bell chimes once.Telephone rings once.
Gas station attendant bell rings once; ding.Small dog howls once.
Electronic telephone ringing once.Blowing police whistle once.
Hotel bell rings once.Electronic grandfather clock chimes once.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Once

AuthorQuotation

Charles Lamb

Lawyers I suppose were children once.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Youth comes but once in a lifetime.

Horace

Tomorrow once again we sail the Ocean Sea.
A word once uttered can never be recalled.

Lord Melbourne

Once is orthodox, twice is puritanical.

Publilius Syrus

To do two things at once is to do wise.
To do two things at once is to do neither.

Seneca

What once were vices are manners now.

Soren Kierkegaard

Once you label me you negate me.

Virgil

To have died once is enough.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Once

AuthorDateQuotation

Magna Carta

1215

We will not for the future grant to anyone license to take an aid from his own free tenants, except to ransom his person, to make his eldest son a knight, and once to marry his eldest daughter; and on each of these occasions there shall be levied only a reasonable aid. (reference)

John Locke

1690

And therefore the people, when the legislative is once constituted, having, in such a government as we have been speaking of, no power to act as long as the government stands; this inconvenience is thought incapable of a remedy. (Second Treatise of Government)

US Constitution

1791

Clause 2: The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, (See Note 5) unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day. (reference)

Amendment to US Constitution

1795-2007

No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of President more than once. (reference)

Communist Manifesto

1848

For how can people, when once they understand their system, fail to see in it the best possible plan of the best possible state of society? Hence, they reject all political, and especially all revolutionary, action; they wish to attain their ends by peaceful means, and endeavour, by small experiments, necessarily doomed to failure, and by the force of example, to pave the way for the new social Gospel. (reference)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

The meetings of the General Conference of Representatives of the Members shall be held from time to time as occasion may require, and at least once in every year. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Once

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

I had an acrostic once sent to me upon my own name, which I was not at all pleased with

Sylvie and Bruno Concluded

Carroll, Lewis

Once more I started into wakefulness, and realized that Mein Herr was not the singer

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

The quarter was so long, that he was more than once convinced he must have sunk into a doze unconsciously, and missed the clock

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

At the instant, I was only conscious that what would have been a pleasure once was now a hopeless toil

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

All at once the enormous mass started, the cart rose slowly, the wheels came half out of the ruts

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

A fellow had once seen a big rat jump into the scum

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

Once more, good night, kind lords and gentlemen

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Once over the line maybe you can pick cotton in the fall

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

As to the rest, I had never once heard of them

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

Yet it is admirable to profess because it was once admirable to live

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Once

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

CF was once always fatal in childhood. (references)

It goes away once you stop taking the medicine. (references)

Sarcoidosis was once considered a rare disease. (references)

Business

Some products, once imported, also require registration. (references)

However, once made more available, it is expected to grow rapidly. (references)

In 2000, Germany once again became the largest third-country supplier. (references)

Children

Dominican Republic

Once involved, they may be held against their will by individuals who sell their sexual favors to others. (references)

Kenya

The health care system for school children, which once provided periodic medical checkups and free milk, is defunct. (references)

Venezuela

The judicial system, although slow, ensures that in most situations children are removed from abusive households once a case has been reported. (references)

Civil Liberties

Yemen

Nearly all of the country's once sizable Jewish population have emigrated. (references)

Jordan

In April 2000, the school received registration and once again began teaching students. (references)

Tanzania

CUF rallies were banned at least once in Dar es Salaam and several times in Zanzibar before the 2000 elections. (references)

Economic History

Yemen

Once sound, they too were to be privatized. (references)

Burkina Faso

Livestock, once a major export, has declined. (references)

Andorra

They serve 3-year terms and may be reappointed once. (references)

Human Rights

Turkmenistan

Relatives may bring food once every 2 months. (references)

Estonia

Once a case has gone to court, the court issues warrants. (references)

Korea

In one prison, clothing reportedly was issued only once in 3 years. (references)

Indigenous People

Dominica

Elections are held every 5 years, and the latest election was held in 1999. According to the Carib Constitution, the Council must meet once a month, determine the chief's itinerary, and publish council meeting agendas in the government Gazette. (references)

Minorities

Kuwait

Once documented, bidoon are able to obtain residency permits and other official papers. (references)

Georgia

Initially police did not respond to requests for help; however, they came to the scene once the Basilists had left. (references)

Political Economy

Ecuador

Once incarcerated, persons without lawyers may wait years before being tried. (references)

COSTA RICA

Foreigners may establish businesses once they are legal residents of Costa Rica. (references)

SAUDI ARABIA

This scheme, however, will only take effect once the current tax regime is revised. (references)

Political Rights

Mauritania

The official turnout of 75 percent and the winning percentage of 90 percent were inflated, because many individuals voted more than once. (references)

Afghanistan

Rabbani's support was based primarily in his Tajik ethnic group, with military support provided by the forces once commanded by the late Ahmed Shah Masood. (references)

Nepal

A state of emergency may be maintained for up to 3 months without legislative approval and for up to 6 months, renewable only once for an additional 6 months, if the legislature grants approval. (references)

Trade

Ecuador

This bond will be returned once the merchandise is repatriated. (references)

Uzbekistan

Once over this hurdle, imports face the next: the State Customs Committee. (references)

Uae

Once chosen, sponsors, agents, or distributors have exclusive rights for non-food products only. (references)

Travel

South Africa

Permits are issued for one-year intervals and may be extended once in South Africa. (references)

Uk

Generally, travel insurance cannot be purchased once you have departed the United States. (references)

Bolivia

The individual is not limited in the type of work that can be performed once a visa is granted. (references)

Women

Jordan

Once the husbands have obtained citizenship, they may apply to transmit the citizenship to their children. (references)

El Salvador

Once a taboo social subject, domestic violence increasingly is being recognized publicly and has become a topic for national debate. (references)

Nigeria

In addition once a state legislature criminalizes FGM, NGO's have found that they must convince the LGA authorities that state laws are applicable in their districts. (references)

Worker Rights

Indonesia

The Committee met once in September. (references)

Tunisia

They inspect most firms about once every 2 years. (references)

Antigua and Barbuda

Once either party to a dispute requests that the court mediate, there can be no strike. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

HOG, n. A bird remarkable for the catholicity of its appetite and serving to illustrate that of ours. Among the Mahometans and Jews, the hog is not in favor as an article of diet, but is respected for the delicacy and the melody of its voice. It is chiefly as a songster that the fowl is esteemed; the cage of him in full chorus has been known to draw tears from two persons at once. The scientific name of this dicky-bird is Porcus Rockefelleri. Mr. Rockefeller did not discover the hog, but it is considered his by right of resemblance.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Once

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Connie Francis

I could mention a few people like Tony Orlando is a sweetheart, Frankie Avalon, we speak once in a while. I never really had any friends in show business, with the exception of Dick.

David Berkowitz

Not a lot. Once in a while some people come up. I have a number of friends from the area who come by and visit.

Dennis Miller

Make the airport screeners fly on a plane once a week.

Gene Wilder

I'm funny on camera sometimes. In life, once in a while. Once in a while. But she was funny. She spent more time worrying about being liked than anything else.

Jack Lemmon

Mick was incredibly helpful with that because he could catch a word. If I hit it a little too hard, he would say, let's do it just once more. Watch it right here. And he'd tell me where.

Michael Nader

Well, every once in awhile something happens to the nature of a person that is, let's say in a relapse. And that is outside truly of our control that's called the moment of clarity.

Rush Limbaugh

Call it whatever you like, but know that once again, Rush is right.

Tim McGraw

Watched him pitch. It was first time I had ever been out of Louisiana, I think. Might have went to Florida to my grandmothers maybe once before.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Once

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Andrew Jackson

1829-1837Their present condition, contrasted with what they once were, makes a most powerful appeal to our sympathies.

Franklin Pierce

1853-1857Purposes, therefore, at once just and pacific will be significantly marked in the conduct of our foreign affairs.

John F. Kennedy

1961-1963President, I should like to say clearly once more that we could not remain indifferent to this.

Lyndon B. Johnson

1963-1969But much that we once accepted as inevitable, we now find absolutely intolerable.

Richard Nixon

1969-1974Two other significant developments have occurred since this administration took once.

Gerald Ford

1974-1977In accordance with the Constitution, I come before you once again to report on the state of the Union.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989We are creating a nation once again vibrant, robust, and alive.

George Bush

1989-1993My grandchildren don't have to do that, and won't have the bad dreams children once had in decades past.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001Instead, now we are building bonds with nations that once were our adversaries.

George W. Bush

2001-2005As it is now, many investments are taxed not once, but twice.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Once

"Once" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 61.82% of the time. "Once" is used about 27,522 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adverb (general)61.82%17,014549
Conjunction (subordinating)38.15%10,500889
                    Total100.00%27,522N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Once

Expressions using "once": a first cousin once removed all at once at once be in two places at once draft Once ReUse Many every once in a while first cousin once removed for once give the once over it is necessary to do it at once just once just this once never once not once once a day once a month once a week once a year once again once and again once and away once and for all once bit twice shy once for all once in a blue moon once in a lifetime once in a million years once in a month once in a way once in a while once is enough once more once more! once only once or twice once removed once upon a time once upon a time there was once upon a time there was a king only once securities redeemable all at once tell once for all think twice before you speak once this once whoever calls must be introduced at once write once read mostly memory. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "once": once-aboard-the-lugger-and-the-maid-is-mine, once-abundant, once-accented, once-a-century, once-active, once-a-day, once-a-decade, once-a-fortnight, once-a-fortnight-whether-i-need-it-or-not, once-again-teetering, once-and-forall, once-and-for-all, once-around, once-a-week, once-a-year, once-banned, once-beautiful, once-blind, once-blonde, once-breathing, once-bright, once-broken, once-brutal, once-bumbling, once-cherished, once-chic, once-classy, once-common, once-communist, once-condemned, once-continuous, once-credible, once-crocus-yellow, once-crushing, once-daily, once-daunting, once-derelict, once-discredited, once-dogmatic, once-dusty, once-eminent, once-faithful, once-familiar, once-famous, once-fashionable, once-fine, once-fitted, once-for-all, once-formidable, once-genteel, once-glamorous, once-glossy, once-grand, once-gravelled, once-great, once-green, once-guaranteed, once-hated, once-hooligan, once-idealistic, once-immaculate, once-important, once-in-a-generation, once-in-a-lifetime, once-in-a-while, once-in-a-year, once-in-my-lifetime, once-innovative, once-intended, once-lagged, once-living, Once-macmillan, once-magnificent, once-mighty, once-monthly, once-neatly-assembled, once-neglected, once-numerous, once-off, once-on-a-lifetime, once-once, once-only, once-opposed, once-over, once-painted, once-passionate, once-ploughed, once-popular, once-powerful, once-praised, once-precious, once-prime, once-promising, once-prosperous, once-proud, once-pure, once-quiet, once-raced, once-read, once-revealing, once-rich, once-rounded, once-royal, once-ruined, once-safe, once-scarlet, once-separate, once-smooth, once-snobby, once-staid, once-sterling, once-strong, once-struggling, once-stuffy, once-successful, once-thick, once-thriving, once-through, once-traditional, once-trendy, once-troubled, once-unavailable, once-unified, once-unthinkable, once-upon-a-time, once-used, once-useful, once-vaunted, once-vexed, once-vibrant, once-wandering, once-wayward, once-wealthy, once-weekly, once-were, once-white, once-yearly, once-young.

Ending with "once": write-once.

Containing "once": cousin-once-removed, give the once-over, my-man-once-made-this-pass-at-her-at-a-party-but, Write-Once Read-Many, write-once-read-many.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Once

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

once upon a time in america

405

once in a lifetime

38

once upon a child

387

yesterday once more

36

once and again

191

december lyrics once upon

34

once

190

aids diagnosed once two years

33

in mexico once time upon

167

feeling lyrics more once

30

once were warrior

127

once again

30

once upon a time in the west

110

buffy feeling more once

30

once a month cooking

110

just once

30

once upon a time

105

in lifetime lyrics once

29

once upon a mattress

100

caldas once

29

once more with feeling

95

for once in my life

28

the once and future king

87

in life lyrics once

28

once saved always saved

72

once upon a family

28

once on this island

67

we were soldier once and young

27

from man nantucket once there

64

once fired brass

27

canal once

50

once upon a time in china

26

once in a blue moon

49

once tv

26

once upon a december

48

once bitten twice shy

25

once upon a time in america dvd

41

we were soldier once

23

once a thief

39

life lost once

23
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Once

Language Translations for "once"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

weer (afresh, again, all over again, anew, once more, weather), alweer (afresh, again, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

njëherë (at once, at one time, immediately, outright), nganjëherë (at times, occasionally, on and off, once in a while, sometimes, whiles), ndonjëherë (ever, never, sometimes, yet), në një kohë, dikur (aforetime, sometime, whilom). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏فيما مضى (earlier, once upon a time, previously), ‏في ما مضي, ‏يوما (one day, yet), ‏مناسبة واحدة, ‏ما إن, ‏مرة (time, whet), ‏قديم (ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, back, classic, classical, hoary, immemorial, obsolete, of long standing, old, old fashioned, old hand, old time, old timer, old-established, oldster, out of date, outdated, outmoded, primitive, quondam, sometime, stale, staleness, stock, superannuate, time honored, time worn, very old), ‏حينا, ‏حالما (as soon as, the moment that), ‏سابق (antecedent, anterior, back, elder, ex-, fore, foregoing, former, harbinger, last, past, preamble, preceding, preliminary, previous, prior, quondam, race), ‏ذات مرة. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

щом като (as soon as, directly, since), щом (as, as soon as, directly, immediately), веднъж да, веднъж, някога (erst, erstwhile, ever, formerly, in the olden times, of yore, once upon a time, previously, sometime, whilom), едно време (in the olden times, lang syne), един случай, един път. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

一旦 (in case, in one day). (various references)

   

Czech

  

nìkdy (at times, ever, sometime, sometimes), kdysi (erenow, once upon a time, sometime), jednou (one day, sometime), jakmile (as ever, as soon as, no sooner than, when), druhdy. (various references)

   

Danish

  

engang (one time), en gang (one time). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

eens (at some time, ever, on occasion, one time, sometime, sometimes), op een keer (on occasion, sometimes). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

unufoje (one time), foje (on occasion, sometimes). (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

stundum (on occasion, several times, sometimes), einaferð (at some time, ever, on occasion, sometime, sometimes). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

فقطیکبار, یکمرتبه (Ensemble, Short), یکوقتی (Onetime, Sometime), یکباردیگر (Again), سابقا (Erstwhile, Heretofore, Onetime, Sometime). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

yhteen kertaan, tällä, kertaalleen, kerran, aikoinaan (at one time, there is a time for everything). (various references)

   

French

  

une fois que, une fois, sitôt (at once), jadis, immédiatement (at once), dès que, autrefois (once upon a time), anciennement. (various references)

   

Frisian

  

ienkear (one time). (various references)

   

German

  

einmal (at some time, ever, first of all, firstly, on occasion, one day, one time, some day, sometime, sometimes), mal (brand, by, Mark, occasion, on occasion, sign, sometimes, time, times), einst (at some time, erstwhile, ever, one day, some day, sometime). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κάποτε (sometime), μια φορά (onetime). (various references)

   

Hawaiian

  

sërish (afresh, again, all over again, anew, once more), prapë (afresh, again, all over again, anew, once more), përsëri (afresh, again, all over again, anew, once more), fill (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right away, right now). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

לפנים (formerly, forward, previously), ברגע ש- (as soon as). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

valaha (as ever, ci-devant, erst, ever, in the world, it's many a day, Lane, sometime), hajdani (ci-devant, erstwhile, long-ago, of old, of yore, old time, old world, old-world, onetime, pristine, quondam, sometime, whilom), egyszer (at one time, on one occasion). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

sekali, pernah (be related in a certain way, ever). (various references)

   

Italian

  

una volta (even, one, one time, sometime). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

一度 (on one occasion, one time), 一応 (for the time being, in outline, tentatively), 一回 (a bout, a game, a heat, a round, a time, an inning, one time), 一先 (for the present, in outline), 一先ず (for the present, in outline), 一往 (for the time being, in outline, tentatively), 一まず (for the present, in outline), 一旦 (for a moment, one morning, temporarily), 一切り (a pause, a period, a step, some years ago), 一時 (a time, at one time, moment, one hour, short time, temporarily, time, twelfth part of a day), 曾て (before, ever, ex-, former, formerly, never), 一度  (on one occasion, one time), 一遍 , 一頃 (some time ago), 嘗て (ever), ある時 , 何時ぞや (some time ago), 或る時 , 一朝 (a short period, one morning, temporarily). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

いったん (a part, for a moment, one end, one morning, one-tenth hectare, temporarily), いちじ (a character, a letter, a time, at one time, first, first-order, linear, one hour, one thing, primary, short time, temporarily, twelfth part of a day), いちど (on one occasion, one time), いちおう (for the time being, in outline, tentatively), いっちょう (a piece, a short period, an order, one block, one morning, one pairof clothes, temporarily), いっとき (a time, at one time, one hour, short time, temporarily, twelfth part of a day), あるとき, いっぺん (a piece, a side, a slice, about-face, complete change, piece), ひとたび (on one occasion, one time), いつぞや (some time ago), かって (before, ever, ex-, former, formerly, kitchen, never, one's own convenience, one's way, selfishness), かつて (before, ever, ex-, former, formerly, never), ひところ (some time ago), ひとまず (for the present, in outline), ひときり (a pause, a period, a step, assassination, some years ago), いっかい (a bout, a game, a group, a heat, a round, a time, an inning, first floor, mere, one floor, one lump, one time, only a ...). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

하자마자. (various references)

   

Lombard

  

ancamò (afresh, again, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

   

Malay

  

lagi (afresh, again, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

   

Manx

  

keayrt [f] (a round trip, call visit, circle visit, circuit, lap, occassion, progress, round, sojourn, stay, staying, tour of inspection, visit, visitation), keayrt (a round trip, call, circle, circuit, lap, occassion, progress, round, sojourn, stay, staying, tour of inspection, visit, visitation). (various references)

   

Maya

  

hun teen. (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

pånytt (afresh, again, all over again, anew, once more), igjen (afresh, again, all over again, anew, left, once more). (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

umbes (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right away, right now), umbé (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right away, right now), trobe (afresh, again, all over again, anew, once more), mesora (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right away, right now), inmediatamente (at once, immediately, just, promptly, right away, right now), atrobe (afresh, again, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

onceay.(various references)

   

Polish

  

pewnego razu (on occasion, sometimes). (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

uma vez que (since), uma vez, outrora (at some time, erst, erstwhile, heretofore, sometime, sometimes, trencher, whilom, yore). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

odinioarã (aforetime, before, erstwhile, formerly, in bygone days, in former times, in times past, yester-year), odatã (abruptly, at once, immediately, someday, sometime, together), pe vremuri (formerly, in the days of old), niciodatã (never, nevermore, not if I know it), nicidecum (certainly not, not by a long shot, noway, nowise), datã (bout, data, date, datum, day, facts, sitting, time), altãdatã (before, formerly, long ago, next, yester-year, yore). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

раз (bout, now, time, times), когда-то (in former times), однажды (once upon a time, one day), один раз;если;как только, один раз (at least once), некогда (erst, in former times, there is no time, whilom), иногда (at times, every here and there, every now and then, every so often, off and on, on and off, on occasion, once and again, once in a way, once in a while, sometimes). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

a rithist (afresh, again, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

nekoć, nekad, jednom (sometime, uni), čim (as, as soon as, wherewith). (various references)

   

Sotho

  

hape-hape (once more). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

una vez (encore, ever, one time). (various references)

   

Sranan

  

wanlesi (one time). (various references)

   

Swahili

  

mara moja (one time). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

en gång. (various references)

   

Tagalog

  

ulî (afresh, again, all over again, anew, once more), mulî (afresh, again, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

   

Thai

  

ทันทีที่, หนึ่งครั้ง, ณ เวลาหนึ่งในอดีต. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

bir kere. (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

birwagt. (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

як тільки (as soon as, directly, immediately, whenever, whensoever), раз (bout, now, time), тодішній (then), колись (afore, aforetime, at one time, before, before now, erst, ever, formerly, one day, sometime, sometimes), колишній (ancient, departed, erstwhile, foregone, former, lapsed, late, old, olden, one time, overpast, prior, pristine, quondam), одного разу, один раз, досить (amply, belay, deep, drop it, enough, fairly, nothing else, nuff, passable, plenty, pretty, relatively, say no more, something, sufficiently), давній (long standing, old, old-established, remote). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

một lần một khi trước kia, một lần, đôi khi (sometimes, time). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

unwaith (one time). (various references)

   

Yucatec

  

ka'teen (afresh, again, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Once

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

olim, quondam, semel. (various references)

Avestan200-600

hakeret. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Once

LanguageDateSource1 Thessalonians Chapter 2, Verse 18
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintDio hqelhsamen elqein proV umaV egw men pauloV kai apax kai diV kai enekoyen hmaV o satanaV
Latin405VulgateQuoniam voluimus venire ad vos ego quidem Paulus et semel et iterum et inpedivit nos Satanas
Old English990West SaxonForðy we gierndon be eow to cumenne, ic Paulus soðe, eft and eft, ac Satan gelette us.
Middle English1395WyclifFor we wolden come to you, yhe, Y Poul, onys and eftsoone, but Sathanas lettide vs.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd therfore we wolde have come vnto you I paul once and agayne: but Satan with stode vs.
Jacobean English1611King JamesWherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
Victorian English1833WebsterWherefore we would have come to you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
Basic English1964OgdenFor which reason we made attempts to come to you, even I, Paul, once and again; but Satan kept us from coming.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Once

Language1 Thessalonians Chapter 2, Verse 18
Cebuanokay kami ugod naninguha man gayud unta sa pag-anha diha kaninyo-- sa pagkatinuod ako, si Pablo, naninguha sa masubsob-- apan gisalanta kami ni Satanas.
Chinese所 以 我 們 有 意 到 你 們 那 裡 、 我 保 羅 有 一 兩 次 要 去 、 只 是 撒 但 阻 擋 了 我 們 。
CroatianZaista, htjedosmo k vama - ja, Pavao, i jednom i dvaput - ali nas je sprijeèio Sotona.
Danishefterdi vi have haft i Sinde at komme til eder, jeg, Paulus, både een og to Gange, og Satan har hindret os deri.
FinnishSentähden olemme tahtoneet tulla teidän tykönne, minä, Paavali, puolestani, en vain kerran, vaan kahdestikin, mutta saatana on meidät estänyt.
FrenchAussi voulions-nous aller vers vous, du moins moi Paul, une et même deux fois; mais Satan nous en a empêchés.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariKami berniat pergi mengunjungi kalian; dan saya, sudah mencobanya satu dua kali, tetapi Iblis menghalangi kami.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lamasebab itu kami sudah berniat hendak datang kepadamu, yaitu aku Paulus ini sekali dua lagi, maka Iblis itu sudah menggendalakan kami.
LatvianJo mçs, seviðíi es, Pâvils, gribçjâm vienreiz un otrreiz apmeklçt jûs, bet sâtans mûs aizkavçja.
MaoriNo reira, i te whai kia tae atu ki a koutou, ko ahau, ko Paora, i tuatahi, a i tuarua; heoi na Hatana matou i whakaware.
Norwegianfordi vi gjerne vilde komme til eder - jeg, Paulus, både én gang og to ganger - men Satan hindret oss.
Portuguesepelo que quisemos ir ter convosco, pelo menos eu, Paulo, não somente uma vez, mas duas, e Satanás nos impediu.   
ShuarNekas winitiaitsar wakerimji. Imia Wíkisha winitniun ti nukap Enentáimsamjai. Tura iwianchi uuntri Satanás tuke nuna suritrammiaji.
SwahiliKwa hiyo tuliamua kuwatembeleeni tena. Nami, Paulo, nilijaribu kuja kwenu zaidi ya mara moja, lakini Shetani alituzuia.
SwedishTy vi hava varit redo att komma till eder -- jag, Paulus, för min del både en och två gånger -- men Satan har hindrat oss.
UmaRia mpu'u-mi wengi hawa' -kai ke tilou mpencuai' -koie. Aku' Paulus, ba hangkuja ngkani-ama moliwo tilou, aga Magau' Anudaa' melawa'.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Once

Derivations

Words beginning with "once": onces. (additional references)

Words ending with "once": ensconce, nonce, ponce, sconce. (additional references)

Words containing "once": conceal, concealable, concealed, concealer, concealers, concealing, concealingly, concealment, concealments, conceals, concede, conceded, concededly, conceder, conceders, concedes, conceding, conceit, conceited, conceitedly, conceitedness, conceitednesses, conceiting, conceits, conceivabilities, conceivability, conceivable, conceivableness, conceivablenesses, conceivably, conceive, conceived, conceiver, conceivers, conceives, conceiving, concelebrant, concelebrants, concelebrate, concelebrated, concelebrates, concelebrating, concelebration, concelebrations, concent, concenter, concentered, concentering, concenters, concentrate, concentrated. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Once" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ance, anci, anec, Bonacci, fonce, Goncz, Loncle, nc, ncca, Nce, noca, noce, nocer, Noceto, noche, noci, nocte, noec, noka, noyce, Oancea, obc, occi, oce, ocee, oci, ocle, ocner, oco, ocoe, ocu, Odcie, ognjen, oice, Oiche, Oinoe, onc, onca, onced, oncer, Oncs, onden, onea, onece, onee, oneg, oneh, onei, onep, onew, onex, onge, onged, onget, onice, Onich, onk, onka, onkey, Onkom, onle, onne, Onoe, onre, onsen, Onuc, Onwe, Onye, onze, opc, Opco, Osce, oscr, Ouca, sonce, tonce, Uncd, Unce, unced, Uncf, Unckel, vonce, wonce. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Once

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: cone.

Words within the letters "c-e-n-o"

-1 letter: con, eon, one.

-2 letters: en, ne, no, oe, on.

 Words containing the letters "c-e-n-o"
 

+1 letter: canoe, cento, clone, coden, coned, cones, coney, conge, conte, copen, coven, cozen, crone, nonce, ocean, onces, ounce, ponce, recon, scone.

 

+2 letters: acnode, aeonic, ancone, beacon, beckon, bounce, canoed, canoes, cenote, censor, centos, chosen, cineol, cloned, cloner, clones, cloven, codein, codens, cogent, cohune, coigne, coined, coiner, colone, coneys, confer, congee, conger, conges, conies, conine, conked, conker, conned, conner, contes, convex, convey, copens, cornea, corned, cornel, corner, cornet, cosine, covens, cowmen, cozens, crepon, crones, deacon, docent, encode, encore, enolic, exonic, icones, income, jounce, nocent, nocked, noetic, nonces, notice, novice, oceans, ochone, octane, orcein, oscine, ounces, ponced, ponces, pounce, reckon, recoin, recons, sconce, scones, second, socmen.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Sounds
10. Quotations: Familiar
11. Quotations: Historic
12. Quotations: Fiction
13. Quotations: Non-fiction
14. Quotations: Spoken
15. Quotations: Speeches
16. Usage Frequency
17. Expressions
18. Expressions: Internet
19. Translations: Modern
20. Translations: Ancient
21. Bible Trace
22. Derivations
23. Anagrams
24. Bibliography


  

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