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Definition: Once |
OnceAdjective1. Belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover". Adverb1. 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) |
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Satire | ONCE, adv. Enough. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
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(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
- ONCE's web page
- Spanish Lotteries FAQ
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "ONCE."
Synonyms: OnceSynonyms: 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) |
| Context | Synonyms 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. | |
Crosswords: Once |
| English words defined with "once": all at once, At once ♦ give the once over ♦ Once and again. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "once": Draft Once ReUse Many ♦ Every 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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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) | |
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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. |
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| "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 ..." |
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| 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. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
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. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
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) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
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 |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
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. |
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| Speaker | Phrase(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. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | Their present condition, contrasted with what they once were, makes a most powerful appeal to our sympathies. |
Franklin Pierce | 1853-1857 | Purposes, therefore, at once just and pacific will be significantly marked in the conduct of our foreign affairs. |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | President, I should like to say clearly once more that we could not remain indifferent to this. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | But much that we once accepted as inevitable, we now find absolutely intolerable. |
Richard Nixon | 1969-1974 | Two other significant developments have occurred since this administration took once. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | In accordance with the Constitution, I come before you once again to report on the state of the Union. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | We are creating a nation once again vibrant, robust, and alive. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | My grandchildren don't have to do that, and won't have the bad dreams children once had in decades past. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Instead, now we are building bonds with nations that once were our adversaries. |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | As it is now, many investments are taxed not once, but twice. |
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| "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 Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 61.82% | 17,014 | 549 |
| Conjunction (subordinating) | 38.15% | 10,500 | 889 |
| Total | 100.00% | 27,522 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
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. | |
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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. | |
| 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. |
| 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. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | olim, quondam, semel. (various references) |
| Avestan | 200-600 | hakeret. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 1 Thessalonians Chapter 2, Verse 18 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Dio hqelhsamen elqein proV umaV egw men pauloV kai apax kai diV kai enekoyen hmaV o satanaV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Quoniam voluimus venire ad vos ego quidem Paulus et semel et iterum et inpedivit nos Satanas |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Forðy we gierndon be eow to cumenne, ic Paulus soðe, eft and eft, ac Satan gelette us. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | For we wolden come to you, yhe, Y Poul, onys and eftsoone, but Sathanas lettide vs. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And therfore we wolde have come vnto you I paul once and agayne: but Satan with stode vs. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Wherefore we would have come to you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | For 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. | |||
| Language | 1 Thessalonians Chapter 2, Verse 18 |
| Cebuano | kay 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 。 |
| Croatian | Zaista, htjedosmo k vama - ja, Pavao, i jednom i dvaput - ali nas je sprijeèio Sotona. |
| Danish | efterdi vi have haft i Sinde at komme til eder, jeg, Paulus, både een og to Gange, og Satan har hindret os deri. |
| Finnish | Sentähden olemme tahtoneet tulla teidän tykönne, minä, Paavali, puolestani, en vain kerran, vaan kahdestikin, mutta saatana on meidät estänyt. |
| French | Aussi voulions-nous aller vers vous, du moins moi Paul, une et même deux fois; mais Satan nous en a empêchés. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kami berniat pergi mengunjungi kalian; dan saya, sudah mencobanya satu dua kali, tetapi Iblis menghalangi kami. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | sebab itu kami sudah berniat hendak datang kepadamu, yaitu aku Paulus ini sekali dua lagi, maka Iblis itu sudah menggendalakan kami. |
| Latvian | Jo mçs, seviðíi es, Pâvils, gribçjâm vienreiz un otrreiz apmeklçt jûs, bet sâtans mûs aizkavçja. |
| Maori | No 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. |
| Norwegian | fordi vi gjerne vilde komme til eder - jeg, Paulus, både én gang og to ganger - men Satan hindret oss. |
| Portuguese | pelo que quisemos ir ter convosco, pelo menos eu, Paulo, não somente uma vez, mas duas, e Satanás nos impediu. |
| Shuar | Nekas winitiaitsar wakerimji. Imia Wíkisha winitniun ti nukap Enentáimsamjai. Tura iwianchi uuntri Satanás tuke nuna suritrammiaji. |
| Swahili | Kwa hiyo tuliamua kuwatembeleeni tena. Nami, Paulo, nilijaribu kuja kwenu zaidi ya mara moja, lakini Shetani alituzuia. |
| Swedish | Ty vi hava varit redo att komma till eder -- jag, Paulus, för min del både en och två gånger -- men Satan har hindrat oss. |
| Uma | Ria 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. | |
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) | |
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"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). | |
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. | |
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