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Definition of
once conjunction
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
once
conjunction
conjunction
NAmE
/
/
wʌns
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/
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as soon as; when
We didn't know how we would cope once the money was gone.
The water is fine once you're in!
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once
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once
adverb
once-over
noun
at once
once more
once again
all at once
once or twice
once too often
(just) for once
just this once
once a…, always a…
once in a lifetime
once and for all
once upon a time
once bitten, twice shy
once in a blue moon
you're only young once
(every) once in a while
once, twice, etc. removed
going once, going twice, sold
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Idioms
at once
once more
once again
all at once
once or twice
once too often
(just) for once
just this once
once a…, always a…
once in a lifetime
once and for all
once upon a time
once bitten, twice shy
once in a blue moon
you're only young once
(every) once in a while
once, twice, etc. removed
going once, going twice, sold
give somebody/something a/the once-over
once/when you've seen, heard, etc. one, you've seen, heard, etc. them all
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Nearby words
on-call
once
adverb
once
conjunction
once-over
noun
oncology
noun