adverb

once

Translation

once, formerly, as soon as

I have been there once.

This city was once a small town.

Once you start, you can't stop.

((frequency)) to do (sth.) a certain number of times I go to the gym once a week.

((clause)) as soon as (clause) happens Once you learn the rules, it's easy.

Synonyms: one time, formerly; Antonyms: never, always

From Old English 'anes', the genitive of 'an' (one). Literally means 'of one (time)'.

Think of it as 'one-s'. The 'ce' sound is like 's'. It's related to the number 'one'.