once

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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. Compare Old Saxon ēnes (“once”), Old High German eines, einēst (“once”), modern German einst (“once”). More at one (including regarding the development of the pronunciation) and -s. ==== Pronunciation ==== enPR: wŭn(t)s, IPA(key): /wʌn(t)s/ (UK) IPA(key): /wʌn(t)s/, /wɒn(t)s/ (US) IPA(key): /wʌn(t)s/ Rhymes: -ʌns, -ɒns, -ʌnts, -ɒnts ==== Adverb ==== once (not comparable) (frequency) One and only one time. Synonym: one time (temporal location) Formerly; during some period in the past. (chiefly obsolete) At any time; ever. (obsolete) One day, someday. (mathematics) Multiplied by one: indicating that a number is multiplied by one. ===== Synonyms ===== (one time): See Thesaurus:once (formerly): See Thesaurus:formerly ===== Coordinate terms ===== (one time): twice, thrice, often, never, seldom (formerly): yesterday, tomorrow ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== ==== Conjunction ==== once As soon as; when; after. Near-synonym: immediately ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== once (plural onces) Obsolete form of ounce. === Anagrams === Coen, Cone, Econ., Noce, ceno-, coen-, cone, cœn-, econ, econ. == Aragonese == === Etymology === From Latin ūndecim. === Numeral === once eleven ==== Derived terms ==== oncén == Asturian == === Etymology === From Latin ūndecim. === Numeral === once (indeclinable) eleven ==== Derived terms ==== oncenu == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ̃s/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin uncia. ==== Noun ==== once f (plural onces) ounce (avoirdupois ounce) (figuratively, by extension) a little bit ===== Descendants ===== → Turkish: ons === Etymology 2 === From a rebracketing of Old French lonce which became l'once (la + once), itself from Vulgar Latin *luncea, from Latin lynx, ultimately from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx), or possibly borrowed from Italian lonza. ==== Noun ==== once f (plural onces) snow leopard === Further reading === “once”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === cône, noce == Friulian == === Etymology === From Latin uncia. === Noun === once f (plural oncis) ounce == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese onze, from Latin ūndecim. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: on‧ce === Numeral === once (indeclinable) eleven == Italian == === Noun === once f plural of oncia === Anagrams === Ceno, Noce, ceno, ceno-, cenò, noce, ocne == Middle English == === Adverb === once alternative form of ones == Spanish == === Alternative forms === onze (obsolete) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈonθe/ [ˈõn̟.θe] (Spain) IPA(key): /ˈonse/ [ˈõn.se] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -onθe (Spain) Rhymes: -onse (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: on‧ce === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish onze, ondze, from Latin ūndecim. ==== Numeral ==== once eleven ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Cebuano: onse → Tagalog: onse === Etymology 2 === Snacks were typically taken at 11 am. ==== Noun ==== once f pl (plural only) (Latin America) elevenses, snack (bread with tea or coffee) tomar las once ― to have elevenses === Further reading === “once”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025