once in Kashmiri कॉशुर
once in Sindhi سنڌي
once in English
- once⇄adj. former.
Ex. a once friend.
(SYN) quondam. - once⇄adv. 1. one time.
Ex. Read it once more. He comes once a day. A man can die but once (Shakespeare).
2. at some one time in the past; formerly.
Ex. a once powerful nation. That big man was once a little baby.
3. even a single tim - once⇄expr. all at once, suddenly.
Ex. All at once the sun disappeared and rain began to fall. - once⇄expr. at once,
a. immediately.
Ex. You must come at once.
b. at one and the same time.
Ex. All three boys spoke at once. - once⇄expr. for once, for one time at least.
Ex. For once I wasn't thinking of you. I had other things in mind (Graham Greene). - once⇄expr. once (and) for all. See under all.
- once⇄expr. once and again, repeatedly.
Ex. That good woman would open the door once and again in the morning, and put her head through (Mrs. Humphry Ward). - once⇄expr. once in a while. See under while.
- once⇄expr. once or twice, a few times.
Ex. So the merchants ... lodged without Jerusalem once or twice (Nehemiah 13:20) - once⇄expr. once upon a time. See under time.
- once⇄noun a single occasion.
Ex. Once is enough. I think he might as well have favoured me this once (Shelley).
conj. if ever; whenever.
Ex. Most boys like to swim once they have learned how. Once you cross the river you are safe. - once⇄once, adverb, noun, conjunction, adjective.