once
IPA: wˈʌns
noun
- Obsolete form of ounce. [An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams.]
adverb
- (frequency) One and only one time.
- (temporal location) Formerly; during some period in the past.
- (chiefly obsolete) At any time; ever.
- (obsolete) One day, someday.
- (mathematics) Multiplied by one: indicating that a number is multiplied by one.
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Examples of "once" in Sentences
- I only have to the refill the meat feeder once a month.
- The affirmative was used only once in the article cited.
- I once had a dream, only to have waken in this nightmare.
- Aye too, once had a dream, only to have waken in this nightmare.
- The grass in the meadow garden is mowed only once or twice a year.
- Above the insertstat is parsed and bound to the database only once.
- Haley was once considered one of the most talented gymnasts in the US.
- The rocket would only ignite once the missile was free of the launcher.
- The word disputation occurs only once in the King James Version of the Bible.
- The inhabitants of Earth have only fleeting memories of how the world once was.
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