once

🇺🇸 /wʌns/ 🇬🇧 /wʌns/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP500Oxford3000CEFR-B1
adverb
A1

one time only

I visited Paris once and loved it.

A1

at a time in the past

She once lived in London before moving here.

R

ever or at all (in negative sentences)

He never once called me after that day.

R

as soon as something happens

Once you start, it gets easier.

conjunction
R

as soon as

Once you understand the rules, the game is fun.

translation

adv. one time only; at a time in the past; ever or at all (in negative sentences); as soon as something happens
conj. as soon as