once

Etymology 1
From, from , a remodelling (after ) of , itself an extension of with the genitival suffix. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,, modern 🇨🇬. More at (including regarding the development of the pronunciation) and -s.

Adverb

 * 1)  One and only one time.
 * 2)  Formerly; during some period in the past.
 * [[File:Wang notes that flowers have rooted and grow in the area once covered with ice.ogg]]
 * 1)  At any time; ever.
 * If the facts once became known, we'd be in trouble.
 * 1)  One day, someday.
 * 2)  Multiplied by one: indicating that a number is multiplied by one.
 * 1)  At any time; ever.
 * If the facts once became known, we'd be in trouble.
 * 1)  One day, someday.
 * 2)  Multiplied by one: indicating that a number is multiplied by one.
 * If the facts once became known, we'd be in trouble.
 * 1)  One day, someday.
 * 2)  Multiplied by one: indicating that a number is multiplied by one.
 * 1)  Multiplied by one: indicating that a number is multiplied by one.

Synonyms

 * See Thesaurus:once
 * See Thesaurus:formerly

Translations

 * Arabic:, مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً
 * Belarusian: раз, адзі́н раз; адно́йчы
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan: una vegada
 * Cebuano: makausa, kausa
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 一次 (yī cì),
 * Classical Nahuatl: ceppa
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:, een keer,
 * East Central German: aanst
 * Esperanto: unufoje
 * Finnish:
 * French: une fois
 * Galician: unha vez
 * Georgian: ერთხელ, ერთჯერ
 * German:
 * Alemannic German: emaal
 * Greek: μια φορά,
 * Ancient: ἅπαξ
 * Hindi: एक बार
 * Hungarian:, egyetlenegyszer, egy alkalommal, egy ízben
 * Icelandic:
 * Ido:
 * Irish: uair amháin
 * Italian: una volta
 * Japanese:, ,
 * Jeju: ᄒᆞᆫ 번
 * Korean: 한 번
 * Latin: ,
 * Luxembourgish: eemol
 * Macedonian: еднаш
 * Malay: sekali
 * Maltese: darba waħda
 * Manchu: ᡝᠮᡤᡝᡵᡳ
 * Middle English: ene, enes, ones
 * Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭡𐭠𐭥
 * Northern Sami: oktii
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: én gang
 * Nynorsk: éin gong
 * Old English: ǣne, ǣnes
 * Old Prussian: ainawārst
 * Parthian: 𐭏𐭉𐭅𐭐𐭓𐭂
 * Pashto:
 * Persian: یک‌بار
 * Plautdietsch:
 * Polish:, jeden raz
 * Portuguese: uma vez
 * Romanian: o dată
 * Russian: ,
 * Sanskrit:
 * Scots: ance
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: јѐдно̄м, једа̀нпӯт
 * Roman: ,
 * Slovak: raz
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish: una vez
 * Swedish: en gång
 * Turkish:, bir kez
 * Ukrainian:, оди́н раз
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh:
 * Yiddish: איין מאָל
 * Yoruba: ẹ̀ẹ̀kan, lẹ́ẹ̀kan
 * Zulu: kanye


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: engang
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: iama
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:, , ,
 * Galician: outrora, unha vez
 * German:
 * Gothic: 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌽
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: πρίν
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:, una volta
 * Japanese:, , 一時期,
 * Latin: quondam
 * Malay: dahulu
 * Middle English: enes, ones
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: en gang, på et tidspunkt
 * Nynorsk: eingong
 * Occitan: autres còps,, autretemps, de temps passat
 * Old English: ǣne, ǣr, hwīlum
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Sanskrit:
 * Scottish Gaelic: uaireigin
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: не̏када,
 * Roman: nȅkada,
 * Slovak: kedysi
 * Slovene: nekóč,
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish:, , en gång, för ut
 * Ukrainian: коли́сь
 * Vietnamese:, đã từng
 * Yiddish: אַ מאָל, פֿריִער


 * Finnish: yksi kertaa
 * Scots: ance


 * Esperanto:
 * Telugu: (okasaari),  (okappuDu)

Conjunction

 * 1) As soon as; when; after.
 * We'll get a move on once we find the damn car keys!
 * 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.

Translations

 * Arabic: بِمُجَرَّد أَنّ
 * Breton:
 * Bulgarian: ако веднъ́ж
 * Catalan: una vegada, un cop
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish: så snart (som), bare, når først
 * Dutch:, eens dat
 * Finnish: kunhan
 * French:, ,
 * Galician: asemade, asomante, endebén
 * Georgian: როგორც კი
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Irish: ó
 * Italian: una volta che, non appena
 * Malay: sebaik sahaja
 * Norwegian: så snart, med det første
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: berre
 * Occitan: un còp
 * Polish: gdy tylko, jak tylko, kiedy tylko
 * Portuguese: assim que, logo após/depois, tão logo
 * Romanian: odată ce
 * Russian:
 * Slovak: akonáhle
 * Spanish: tan pronto como, una vez que
 * Swedish: så snart som
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: як ті́льки
 * Vietnamese: một khi

Etymology
From.

Numeral

 * 1)  eleven

Etymology 1
.

Noun

 * 1) ounce (avoirdupois ounce)
 * 2)  a little bit

Etymology 2
From a rebracketing of which became l'once, itself from , from , ultimately from , or possibly borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) snow leopard

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) ounce

Etymology
From, from.

Numeral

 * 1)  eleven

Etymology 1
,, from.

Numeral

 * 1) eleven

Etymology 2
Snacks were typically taken at 11 am.

Noun

 * 1)  elevenses, snack