Definition of Once

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Definition of Once

Once

By limitation to the number one; for one time; not twice nor any number of times more than one.

At some one period of time; -- used indefinitely.

At any one time; -- often nearly equivalent to ever, if ever, or whenever; as, once kindled, it may not be quenched.

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Once Quotations

The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.
Albert Einstein

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.
Albert Einstein

Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year - and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!
Tony Robbins

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.
Tony Robbins

No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!
Ronald Reagan

Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.' And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying.
Ronald Reagan

My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.
Abraham Lincoln

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.
Abraham Lincoln

In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.
Winston Churchill

If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
Winston Churchill

Once Translations

once in Danish is en gang, engang
once in Dutch is eens, op een keer
once in German is einmal, ehemals, einmal
once in Italian is subito, subito, una volta
once in Latin is olim, quondam
once in Portuguese is uma vez que
once in Spanish is pristino, una vez, ahoramismo

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