once

Questions about once

What does once mean?

once means "on one occasion". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in once?

once has 1 syllable: once. In IPA it is /ˈwʌns/.

What is another word for once?

Close synonyms include one time, in one case, formerly, at one time, erstwhile. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is once a common word?

once is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.