once — EN↔HI

once

/wʌns वन्‍स्‌/ adv., conj.

1 one time only; on one occasion केवल एक बार; एक बार

I’ve only been to France once.

once a week/month/year

2 at some time in the past; formerly अतीत में कभी; पहले (समय में)

This house was once the village school.

3 as soon as; when जैसे ही; जब

Once you’ve practised a bit you’ll find that it’s quite easy.

IDM

all at once all at the same time or suddenly सब के सब उसी समय या अचानक

People began talking all at once.

All at once she got up and left the room.

at once

1 immediately; now तुरंत; अभी

Come here at once!

2 at the same time एक ही समय, एक साथ

I can’t hear if you all speak at once.

just this once; (just) for once on this occasion only केवल इसी अवसर पर

Just this once, I’ll help you with your homework.

once again; once more one more time; another time एक बार फिर; फिर कभी

Once again the train was late.

Let’s listen to that track once more.

once and for all now and for the last time अभी और सदा के लिए

You’ve got to make a decision once and for all.

once in a blue moon ( informal ) very rarely; almost never बहुत कम; लगभग कभी नहीं

once in a while sometimes but not often कभी-कभी (बार-बार नहीं)

once upon a time (used at the beginning of a children’s story) a long time ago; in the past (किसी बाल-कथा के आरंभ में प्रयुक्त) बहुत पहले; अतीत में

Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess in China.