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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesune fois
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yn fwa
"Une fois, j'ai visité Paris."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
At one time; on one occasion.
"Once, I visited Paris and fell in love with the city." - 2
As soon as; at the moment that.
"Once you finish your homework, you can go out to play."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'once' originates from the Old English 'ānce', meaning 'one time'. It evolved through Middle English as 'ones', reflecting a singular occurrence, and has maintained its core meaning of 'at one time' throughout its history.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Once" is said worldwide
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一次
Transliteration: yī cì
"我曾经去过巴黎。"
une fois
Transliteration: yn fwa
"Une fois, j'ai visité Paris."
einmal
Transliteration: ain-mal
"Einmal habe ich Paris besucht."
una volta
Transliteration: una volta
"Una volta ho visitato Parigi."
una vez
Transliteration: una bes
"Una vez visité París."
uma vez
Transliteration: uma vez
"Uma vez eu visitei Paris."
एक बार
Transliteration: ek baar
"एक बार मैंने पेरिस का दौरा किया।"
한 번
Transliteration: han beon
"한 번 나는 파리를 방문했다."
一度
Transliteration: ichido
"一度パリを訪れました。"
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