once

IPA(Pronunciation)

/wʌn(t)s/

Adverb

not-comparable obsolete

Japanese Meaning

一度だけ、一回のみ / かつて、昔 / （古い用法）いつでも（否定文で用いられる） / （古い用法）ある日、いずれ

I have only visited Paris once, and I hope to return.

私はパリを一度だけ訪れたことがあり、また戻りたいと思っています。

Sense（1）

(frequency) One and only one time.

I have only once eaten pizza.

Sense（2）

(temporal location) Formerly; during some period in the past.

He was once the most handsome man around.

Sense（3）

(obsolete) At any time; ever.

The wisdom of God thought fit to acquaint David with that court which we shall once govern.

Sense（4）

(obsolete) One day, someday.

Sense（5）

(mathematics) Multiplied by one: indicating that a number is multiplied by one.

Once three is three.