once

Also used as

once is also the obsolete form of ounce.

once meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit and Pashto

Examples of once in a sentence

• Once I didn't drive a big car, but now I own an all-terrain 4WD.
• Wang notes that flowers have rooted and grow in the area once covered with ice.
• Once you have obtained the elven bow, return to the troll bridge and trade it for the sleeping potion.
• Once he is married, he will be able to claim the inheritance.
• Once he'd spied out my weaknesses, he'd know how to apply pressure.
• Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out.1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:

All 40 example sentences with once

Synonyms of once

• one time
• formerly
• immediately
• oncet
• yance
• wunst

Antonyms

• four times
• often
• thrice
• twice

All synonyms and antonyms of once

Forms of once

Origin of once

From Middle English ones, from Old English ānes, a remodelling (after ān (“one”)) of ǣnes, itself an extension of ǣne (“once”) with the genitive suffix -es. Equivalent to one + -s. Cognate with Saterland Frisian enst, insen (“once”), West Frisian iens (“once”), Dutch eens (“once”), German Low German eens, ins (“once”), German einst (“once”). More at one (including regarding the development of the pronunciation) and -s.

Words formed from once

• Christmas comes but once a year
• don't spend it all at once
• fool me once
• for this once
• once a man, twice a boy
• once a man, twice a child
• once a woman, twice a child
• Once Brewed
• once-in-a-generation
• once-in-a-lifetime
• onceness
• once-off
• once on a time
• once-over-lightly
• oncer

Related words

• at once
• for once
• for once and for all
• measure twice and cut once
• not even once
• once again
• once more
• once and again
• once and away
• once and for all
• once for all
• once in a blue moon
• once in a purple moon
• once in a way
• once in a while
• once more into the breach
• once or twice
• once over
• once-over
• once removed
• once upon a time
• once you go black
• write once
• you only go around once
• you only go around once in life
• you only live once
• frequency

Phrases with once

• Media Once
• once overs
• all at once
• once an awhile
• once at a time
• once in awhile
• once and awhile
• once and a while
• once hurt, twice shy
• every once in a while
• once bitten, twice shy
• once burned, twice shy

Words that rhyme with once

• bunce
• dunce
• one's

Questions about once

What does once mean?

Once means one and only one time.

What is once in Hindi?

Once in Hindi is एक बार (ek bār). See Once meaning in Hindi.

How do you use once in a sentence?

Once I didn't drive a big car, but now I own an all-terrain 4WD.

What part of speech is once?

Once can be an adverb, a conjunction or a noun.

How do you pronounce once?

Once is pronounced /wʌn(t)s/.