Once

  • 31once*/*/*/ — [wʌns] grammar word summary: Once can be: ■ an adverb: I only met him once. ■ a conjunction: Once you get there, you ll love it. ■ a noun: For once I wish you d tell me the truth. ♦ Yes, I met him, but just the once. 1) on one occasion only Cathy …

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  • 32once — /wuns/, adv. 1. at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation. 2. a single time: We ate there just once. We go to a movie once a week. 3. even a single time; at any time; ever: If the facts once become known, it… …

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  • 33Once — (Del lat. undecim.) ► adjetivo numeral/ sustantivo masculino 1 Que resulta de la suma de diez más uno: ■ para jugar a fútbol hemos de ser once. ► adjetivo numeral/ sustantivo masculino femenino 2 Que sigue en orden al décimo: ■ creo que vive en… …

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  • 34once — adv., conj., & n. adv. 1 on one occasion or for one time only (did not once say please; have read it once). 2 at some point or period in the past (could once play chess). 3 ever or at all (if you once forget it). 4 multiplied by one; by one… …

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  • 35once — merienda de la tarde; cf. té, tomar té, once comida; ¿vamos a tomar once a mi casa? , hora de tomar once , la once pasó a tomar el lugar de la cena y a llamarse once comida , Profe, ¿por qué se le dice once a la once? Se dice que se llama once… …

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  • 36once — adverb 1》 on one occasion or for one time only.     ↘[usu. with negative] at all; on even one occasion. 2》 formerly. 3》 multiplied by one. conjunction as soon as; when. Phrases all at once 1》 suddenly. 2》 all at the same time. at once 1》… …

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  • 37once — /wʌns / (say wuns) adverb 1. at one time in the past; formerly: a once powerful nation. 2. a single time: once a day. 3. even a single time; at any time; ever: if the facts once become known. 4. by a single degree: a cousin once removed.… …

  • 38Once — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le mot once (prononcé : /ɔ s) (mot féminin) provient du latin uncia signifiant la douzième part …

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  • 39once — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. formerly, previously, latterly. See time, past. conj. as soon as, whenever. See time. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. a few times, infrequently, not much; see seldom . modif. 1. [One time] Syn. this… …

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  • 40once — [[t]wʌns[/t]] adv. 1) at one time in the past; formerly: a once powerful nation[/ex] 2) a single time: We eat out once a week[/ex] 3) even a single time; at any time; ever: if the facts once become known[/ex] 4) by a single step, degree, or grade …

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