Meaning

1 senses

  1. As soon as; when; after.

    Near-synonym: immediately

    We'll get a move on once we find the damn car keys!

    als, sobald

    как то́лькоkak tólʹko

    як ті́лькиjak tílʹky

Examples

3989 sentences

  1. We have to start at once.

    Ми маємо розпочати просто зараз. — deniko

    ruМы должны начать немедленно. — marafon

    deWir müssen sofort anfangen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. I had met him once before.

    Я зустрівся з ним одного разу раніше. — ChickenKiev

    ruЯ уже однажды встречал его. — odexed

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  3. I'll forgive you just this once.

    На цей раз я тебе прощаю. — aandrusiak

    ruНа сей раз я тебя прощаю. — sharptoothed

    deDieses eine Mal werde ich dir vergeben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. We gather here once a week.

    Ми збираємося тут раз на тиждень. — mkazarian

    ruМы собираемся здесь раз в неделю. — marafon

    deWir versammeln uns hier einmal in der Woche. — xtofu80

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  5. I meet her once a week.

    Я зустрічаюся з нею раз на тиждень. — deniko

    ruЯ встречаюсь с ней раз в неделю. — marafon

    deIch treffe sie einmal in der Woche. — Manfredo

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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as soon as:

Origin

From Middle English ones, from Old English ānes, a remodelling (after ān (“one”)) of ǣnes,

From Middle English ones, from Old English ānes, a remodelling (after ān (“one”)) of ǣnes, itself an extension of ǣne (“once”) with the genitive suffix -es. Equivalent to one + -s. Cognate with Saterland Frisian enst, insen (“once”), West Frisian iens (“once”), Dutch eens (“once”), German Low German eens, ins (“once”), German einst (“once”). More at one (including regarding the development of the pronunciation) and -s.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
immediatelyB1

Collocations

12 patterns
  • least least once
  • once a week
  • least once a
  • least once
  • more than once
  • once a month
  • once in a
  • once a year
  • do that once
  • once or twice
  • once a day
  • once more

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
onboardoncologistoncomingoneA1
once — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto