once
English
| 10 | ||||
| ← 0 | 1 | 2 → [a], [b] | 10 → | |
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| Cardinal: one Ordinal: first Abbreviated ordinal: 1st Latinate ordinal: primary Reverse order ordinal: last Latinate reverse order ordinal: ultimate Adverbial: one time, once Multiplier: onefold Latinate multiplier: single Distributive: singly Germanic collective: onesome Collective of n parts: singlet, singleton Greek or Latinate collective: monad Greek collective prefix: mono- Latinate collective prefix: uni- Fractional: whole Elemental: singlet, singleton Greek prefix: proto- Number of musicians: solo Number of years: year | ||||
Etymology 1
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#ONCECategory:English terms derived from Middle English#ONCE ones, from Old EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Old English#ONCECategory:English terms derived from Old English#ONCE ānes, a remodelling (after ān (“one”)) of ǣnes, itself an extension of ǣne (“once”) with the genitive suffix -es. Equivalent to one + -sCategory:English terms suffixed with -s#ONCE. 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.
Pronunciation
- enPR: wŭn(t)s, IPA(key): /wʌn(t)s/Category:English 1-syllable words#ONCECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ONCE
- (UK) IPA(key): /wʌn(t)s/, /wɒn(t)s/Category:English 1-syllable words#ONCECategory:English 1-syllable words#ONCECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ONCE
- (US) IPA(key): /wʌn(t)s/Category:English 1-syllable words#ONCECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ONCE
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#ONCEAudio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ʌns, -ɒns, -ʌnts, -ɒntsCategory:Rhymes:English/ʌns#ONCECategory:Rhymes:English/ʌns/1 syllable#ONCECategory:Rhymes:English/ɒns#ONCECategory:Rhymes:English/ɒns/1 syllable#ONCECategory:Rhymes:English/ʌnts#ONCECategory:Rhymes:English/ʌnts/1 syllable#ONCECategory:Rhymes:English/ɒnts#ONCECategory:Rhymes:English/ɒnts/1 syllable#ONCE
Adverb
once (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#ONCECategory:English adverbs#ONCECategory:English uncomparable adverbs#ONCECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ONCECategory:Pages with entries#ONCECategory:Pages with 10 entries#ONCE
- (frequency) One and only one time.
- Synonym: one time
- I have only once eaten pizza.Category:English terms with usage examples#ONCE
- (temporal location) Formerly; during some period in the past.
- He was once the most handsome man around.Category:English terms with usage examples#ONCE
- I once had a motorbicycle.Category:English terms with usage examples#ONCE
- Once I didn't drive a big car, but now I own an all-terrain 4WD.Category:English terms with usage examples#ONCE
- Wang notes that flowers have rooted and grow in the area once covered with ice.Category:English terms with usage examples#ONCE
- 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
- 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. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.Category:English terms with quotations#ONCE
- 1944, Miles Burton, chapter 5, in The Three Corpse Trick:
- The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common.Category:English terms with quotations#ONCE
- 2013 June 14, Jonathan Freedland, “Obama's once hip brand is now tainted”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 1, page 18:
- Now we are liberal with our innermost secrets, spraying them into the public ether with a generosity our forebears could not have imagined. Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet.Category:English terms with quotations#ONCE
- (chiefly obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#ONCE) At any time; ever.
- If the facts once became known, we'd be in trouble.Category:English terms with usage examples#ONCE
- 1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
- Once bring in the police and what is inevitably bound to follow? There will be calls and interrogations and cross-questionings […]Category:English terms with quotations#ONCE
- (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#ONCE) One day, someday.
- 1612–1626, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=II, V, or VI), London, →OCLC:
- The wisdom of God thought fit to acquaint David with that court which we shall once govern.Category:English terms with quotations#ONCE
- (mathematicsCategory:en:Mathematics#ONCE) Multiplied by one: indicating that a number is multiplied by one.
- Once three is three.Category:English terms with usage examples#ONCE
Synonyms
- (one time): See Thesaurus:once
- (formerly): See Thesaurus:formerly
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Translations
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
See also
- 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
Conjunction
onceCategory:English lemmas#ONCECategory:English conjunctions#ONCECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ONCECategory:Pages with entries#ONCECategory:Pages with 10 entries#ONCE
- As soon as; when; after.
- Near-synonym: immediatelyCategory:English links with manual fragments#ONCE
- We'll get a move on once we find the damn car keys!Category:English terms with usage examples#ONCE
- Once you have obtained the elven bow, return to the troll bridge and trade it for the sleeping potion.Category:English terms with usage examples#ONCE
- Once he is married, he will be able to claim the inheritance.Category:English terms with usage examples#ONCE
- 2011 September 27, Alistair Magowan, “Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport:
- Not only were Jupp Heynckes' team pacey in attack but they were relentless in their pursuit of the ball once they had lost it, and as the game wore on they merely increased their dominance as City wilted in the Allianz Arena.Category:English terms with quotations#ONCE
- 2013 June 7, Ed Pilkington, “‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 6:
- In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.Category:English terms with quotations#ONCE
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
once (plural onces)Category:English lemmas#ONCECategory:English nouns#ONCECategory:English countable nouns#ONCECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ONCECategory:Pages with entries#ONCECategory:Pages with 10 entries#ONCE
Anagrams
Category:English frequency adverbs#ONCECategory:English subordinating conjunctions#ONCECategory:English point-in-time adverbs#ONCE Category:en:One#ONCECategory:en:Time#ONCEAragonese
| < 10 | 11 | 12 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : once | ||
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Aragonese terms inherited from Latin#ONCECategory:Aragonese terms derived from Latin#ONCE ūndecim.
Numeral
onceCategory:Aragonese lemmas#ONCECategory:Aragonese numerals#ONCECategory:Aragonese entries with incorrect language header#ONCECategory:Pages with entries#ONCECategory:Pages with 10 entries#ONCE
Derived terms
Asturian
| < 10 | 11 | 12 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : once Ordinal : decimoprimeru | ||
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Asturian terms inherited from Latin#ONCECategory:Asturian terms derived from Latin#ONCE ūndecim.
Numeral
once (indeclinable)Category:Asturian lemmas#ONCECategory:Asturian numerals#ONCECategory:Asturian entries with incorrect language header#ONCECategory:Pages with entries#ONCECategory:Pages with 10 entries#ONCE
Derived terms
Chavacano
| ← 10 | 11 | 12 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: once Ordinal: ika-once | ||
Etymology
Inherited from SpanishCategory:Chavacano terms inherited from Spanish#ONCECategory:Chavacano terms derived from Spanish#ONCE once (“eleven”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈonse/, [ˈõn.se]Category:Chavacano terms with IPA pronunciation#ONCE
- Hyphenation: on‧ce
Numeral
onceCategory:Chavacano lemmas#ONCECategory:Chavacano numerals#ONCECategory:Chavacano entries with incorrect language header#ONCECategory:Pages with entries#ONCECategory:Pages with 10 entries#ONCE
Related terms
Category:cbk:Eleven#ONCE Category:Chavacano cardinal numbers#ONCEFrench
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̃s/Category:French 1-syllable words#ONCECategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#ONCE
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#ONCEAudio (Paris): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#ONCEAudio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#ONCEAudio (France (Somain)): (file)
Etymology 1
Inherited from LatinCategory:French terms inherited from Latin#ONCECategory:French terms derived from Latin#ONCE uncia.
Noun
once f (plural onces)Category:French lemmas#ONCECategory:French nouns#ONCECategory:French countable nouns#ONCECategory:French entries with incorrect language header#ONCECategory:French feminine nouns#ONCECategory:Pages with entries#ONCECategory:Pages with 10 entries#ONCE
- ounce (avoirdupois ounce)
- (figuratively, by extension) a little bit
Descendants
- → Turkish: ons
Etymology 2
From a rebracketing of Old FrenchCategory:French terms inherited from Old French#ONCECategory:French terms derived from Old French#ONCE lonce which became l'once (la + once), itself from Vulgar LatinCategory:French terms inherited from Vulgar Latin#ONCECategory:French terms derived from Vulgar Latin#ONCE *luncea, from LatinCategory:French terms inherited from Latin#ONCECategory:French terms derived from Latin#ONCE lynx, ultimately from Ancient GreekCategory:French terms derived from Ancient Greek#ONCE λύγξ (lúnx), or possibly borrowed from ItalianCategory:French terms derived from Italian#ONCE lonza.
Noun
once f (plural onces)Category:French lemmas#ONCECategory:French nouns#ONCECategory:French countable nouns#ONCECategory:French entries with incorrect language header#ONCECategory:French feminine nouns#ONCECategory:Pages with entries#ONCECategory:Pages with 10 entries#ONCE
Further reading
- “once”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Anagrams
Category:French rebracketings#ONCE Category:fr:Panthers#ONCECategory:fr:Units of measure#ONCEFriulian
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Friulian terms inherited from Latin#ONCECategory:Friulian terms derived from Latin#ONCE uncia.
Noun
once f (plural oncis)Category:Friulian lemmas#ONCECategory:Friulian nouns#ONCECategory:Friulian entries with incorrect language header#ONCECategory:Friulian feminine nouns#ONCECategory:Pages with entries#ONCECategory:Pages with 10 entries#ONCE
Galician
| ← 10 | 11 | 12 → [a], [b] |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal (standard): once Cardinal (reintegrationist): onze Ordinal: undécimo, décimo primeiro Ordinal abbreviation: 11º Fractional (standard): onceavo Fractional (reintegrationist): onze avos | ||
Etymology
From Old Galician-PortugueseCategory:Galician terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese#ONCECategory:Galician terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese#ONCE onze, from LatinCategory:Galician terms inherited from Latin#ONCECategory:Galician terms derived from Latin#ONCE ūndecim.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /ˈonθe/ [ˈon̪.θɪ]Category:Galician terms with IPA pronunciation#ONCE
- IPA(key): (seseo) /ˈonse/ [ˈon.sɪ]Category:Galician terms with IPA pronunciation#ONCE
- Hyphenation: on‧ce
Numeral
once (indeclinable)Category:Galician lemmas#ONCECategory:Galician numerals#ONCECategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#ONCECategory:Pages with entries#ONCECategory:Pages with 10 entries#ONCE
Italian
Noun
once fCategory:Italian non-lemma forms#ONCECategory:Italian noun forms#ONCECategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#ONCECategory:Pages with entries#ONCECategory:Pages with 10 entries#ONCE
Anagrams
Middle English
Adverb
onceCategory:Middle English alternative forms#ONCECategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#ONCECategory:Pages with entries#ONCECategory:Pages with 10 entries#ONCE
- alternative form of ones
Spanish
| ← 10 | 11 | 12 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: once Ordinal: undécimo, decimoprimero, décimo primero Apocopated ordinal: decimoprimer, décimo primer Ordinal abbreviation: 11.º Multiplier: undécuplo Fractional: onceavo, undécimo | ||
| Spanish Wikipedia article on 11 | ||
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈonθe/ [ˈõn̟.θe] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#ONCECategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#ONCE
- IPA(key): /ˈonse/ [ˈõn.se] (Latin America, Philippines)Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#ONCECategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#ONCE
Category:Spanish terms with audio pronunciation#ONCEAudio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -onθe (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)Category:Rhymes:Spanish/onθe#ONCECategory:Rhymes:Spanish/onθe/2 syllables#ONCE
- Rhymes: -onse (Latin America, Philippines)Category:Rhymes:Spanish/onse#ONCECategory:Rhymes:Spanish/onse/2 syllables#ONCE
- Syllabification: on‧ce
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old SpanishCategory:Spanish terms inherited from Old Spanish#ONCECategory:Spanish terms derived from Old Spanish#ONCE onze, ondze, from LatinCategory:Spanish terms inherited from Latin#ONCECategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#ONCE ūndecim.
Numeral
onceCategory:Spanish lemmas#ONCECategory:Spanish numerals#ONCECategory:Spanish cardinal numbers#ONCECategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ONCECategory:Pages with entries#ONCECategory:Pages with 10 entries#ONCE
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Snacks were typically taken at 11 am.
Noun
once f pl (plural only)Category:Spanish lemmas#ONCECategory:Spanish nouns#ONCECategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ONCECategory:Spanish feminine nouns#ONCECategory:Spanish pluralia tantum#ONCECategory:Pages with entries#ONCECategory:Pages with 10 entries#ONCE
- (Latin AmericaCategory:Latin American Spanish#ONCE) elevenses, snack (bread with tea or coffee)
- tomar las once ― to have elevensesCategory:Spanish terms with collocations#ONCE
Further reading
- “once”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025