once | |
1. adv. (frequency) One and only one time. | |
I have only once eaten pizza. | |
2. adv. (temporal location) Formerly; during some period in the past. | |
He was once the most handsome man around. I once had a bicycle just like that one. | |
Wang notes that flowers have rooted and grow in the area once covered with ice. | |
3. adv. (mathematics) Multiplied by one: indicating that a number is multiplied by one. | |
Once three is three. | |
4. adv. As soon as. | |
5. adv. (obsolete) At a future time. | |
6. conj. 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. | |