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ONCE
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
On one occasion
Example:
once I ran into her
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Sense 2
Meaning:
At a previous time
Example:
she was a dancer once
Synonyms:
at one time; erst; erstwhile; formerly; once
Classified under:
Sense 3
Meaning:
As soon as
Example:
once we are home, we can rest
Classified under:
Adverbs
Context examples:
Of course I at once saw the enormous importance of the observation.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I have some recollection of once remarking to our young friend here that G. E. C. is at his best when his back is to the wall.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Once they are firing at full capacity, the thrusters can do no more to keep Cassini stably pointed, and the spacecraft will begin to tumble.
(Cassini Spacecraft Makes Its Final Approach to Saturn, NASA)
Once the leukemia is in remission, you need additional treatment to make sure that it does not come back.
(Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
Bennu's activity presents larger opportunities once a sample is collected and returned to Earth for study.
(NASA's OSIRIS-REx Explains Bennu Mystery Particles, NASA)
Louisa had once opened her eyes, but soon closed them again, without apparent consciousness.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
The discharge occurs approximately once a month.
(Menstrual Blood, NCI Thesaurus)
Its long half-life enables it to be administered once daily.
(Piroxicam, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
“But why stronger?” he went on at once with his perpetual queries.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
He excites at once my admiration and my pity to an astonishing degree.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
