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Adjective(1) belonging to some prior time(2) in the past; occurred one time only
Adverb(1) on one occasion(2) as soon as(3) at a previous time

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(1) I have already written about this once on my website and I can assure you I will be doing so again tomorrow.(2) once out of prison they're back in the same community(3) More than once Walt has caught her talking to herself when in fact she was speaking to Fred.(4) he never once complained(5) once every three years(6) She knew how tired he must be after all that he'd endured, but he had not complained once .(7) But Eugenie says that once men have the know-how, they look wonderful dancing salsa.(8) Instead of delivering twice a day, including in the morning, it now delivers once , at lunchtime.(9) Lord Lansdowne said the estate has only covered its losses once in the past 13 years.(10) once the grapes were pressed, the juice was put into barrels(11) Now 70, he is an inveterate inventor, the kind that Britain was once famous for.(12) Labels tell the public how to cook the food - this was once part of the of the family butcher's role.(13) Sevenoaks Motor Club understood that once improvements had been finished it could resume racing in the park.(14) The day started at a quarter past six and once the cows were milked, the milk would go to the dairy.(15) Nowadays, this once controversial play is on the Irish school curriculum.(16) For this once booming town in the former Democratic Republic of Germany now has a more dubious claim to fame.
Related Words
(1) once upon a time
(2) at once
(3) once again
(4) once a week
(5) once more
(6) once in a while
(7) all at once
(8) once a month
(9) once a day
(10) only once
Synonyms
Adverb
1. on one occasion
2. ever
3. formerly
5. at one time


Conjunction
6. as soon as


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

once we took back the Seven Kingdoms
and had him in our grasp.

ONCE we took back the Seven Kingdoms and had him in our grasp.

Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 2


I was 16 once.

I was 16 ONCE.

Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 7


This is it. Once I make the call,
there's no take-backs.

This is it. ONCE I make the call, there's no take-backs.

Breaking Bad Season 5, Episode 11


A man who you once knew
quite well.

A man who you ONCE knew quite well.

Breaking Bad Season 5, Episode 16


Once I kill my uncle.

ONCE I kill my uncle.

Game of Thrones Season 7, Episode 2


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