meaning of once
1. By limitation to the number one; for one time; not twice nor any number of times more than one.
2. At some one period of time; -- used indefinitely.
3. At any one time; -- often nearly equivalent to ever, if ever, or whenever; as, once kindled, it may not be quenched.
4. belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam
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Related Words
once | once again | once and for all | once in a while | once more | once-over |
