adverb.
once Definitions and Synonyms as an adverb: I only met him once. They’ve been here once before. as a conjunction: Once you get there, you’ll love it. as a noun (after ‘for’ or ‘at’): For once I wish you’d tell me the truth.
Contents
- 1 Which parts of speech is once?
- 2 What type of noun is once?
- 3 Is once a time conjunction?
- 4 Can once be used as an adjective?
- 5 Which adverb is once?
- 6 What is adverb of at once?
- 7 Is once more an adverb?
- 8 What is word once?
- 9 Is once a time word?
- 10 Is there a comma after once?
- 11 What type of part of speech is there?
- 12 Is Once upon a time a clause?
- 13 What is once twice?
- 14 Were once or once were?
- 15 How do we use at once?
- 16 What is the plural of once?
- 17 What is the part of speech for the word her?
- 18 What part of speech is the word honesty?
- 19 Is honesty an adjective or adverb?
- 20 Is Once upon a time an idiom?
Which parts of speech is once?
adverb
Once is an adverb or conjunction.
What type of noun is once?
Once – Abstract : From the above explanation of Abstract nouns, A term for something that cannot be seen but is present is an abstract noun. It doesn’t work in the real world. It usually refers to principles, attributes, and circumstances. So,’Once’ can’t be Abstract noun.
Is once a time conjunction?
When, after, before, until, since, while, once, as and as soon as are subordinating conjunctions which can be used to connect an action or an event to a point in time.
Can once be used as an adjective?
ADJECTIVE: Having been formerly; former: the once capital of the nation. elliptically, like an adjective, for once-existing.
Which adverb is once?
Once can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: I only met him once. They’ve been here once before. as a conjunction: Once you get there, you’ll love it.
What is adverb of at once?
At the same time; simultaneously; together; at a time. “Can you pat your head and rub your belly at once?” Immediately; now; right away. “Tell the doctor to come at once.
Is once more an adverb?
Again, a further time.
adjective. honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person. showing uprightness and fairness: honest dealings.
Is once a time word?
a single time: We ate there just once. We go to a movie once a week.
Is there a comma after once?
However, if a comma is placed after “once” at the beginning of a sentence it becomes an adverb.Here are examples of “once” as an adverb: Once, I made a cake from meat.
What type of part of speech is there?
The word “there” is a commonly used word that can be difficult to classify because of the various roles it can play in a sentence. There can be used as an adverb, pronoun, noun, or adjective, and sometimes as an interjection.
Is Once upon a time a clause?
It is a Phrase.
What is once twice?
Definition of once or twice
: one or two times : a very few times We’ve eaten at that restaurant once or twice.
Were once or once were?
The meaning of “once was/were” is “as before“, “like before,” “as in the past”: in the past, but not now: This house once belonged to my grandfather. Computers are much cheaper nowadays than they once were.
How do we use at once?
At-once sentence example
- I can’t be in two places at once .
- He answered at once .
- He looked at once panicked and guilty.
- She recognized the female death-dealer at once .
- I can make more than one kind at once .
- He knew at once the object of her concern.
What is the plural of once?
Noun. once f (plural onces)
What is the part of speech for the word her?
As detailed above, ‘her’ can be a pronoun or an adjective.Pronoun usage: He wrote her a letter (indirect object) Pronoun usage: He treated her for a cold (direct object) Adjective usage: This is her book.
What part of speech is the word honesty?
noun, plural hon·es·ties. the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
Is honesty an adjective or adverb?
honest (adjective)honest (adverb) honest–to–goodness (adjective)
Is Once upon a time an idiom?
any time means no time. any old time. (it’s) time to go.
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1. wʌns n один раз
for once — на этот раз, в виде исключения
do it but this once — сделайте это хотя бы на этот раз
it happened only that once — это случилось только один раз
once is enough for me — с меня одного раза вполне достаточно
2. wʌns adv 1. (один) раз, однажды
once a week a month, a year — (один) раз в неделю в месяц, в год
once more /again/ — ещё раз
once or twice — раз или два, раза два; несколько раз
to do smth. once — сделать что-л. один раз
I have been there once — я был там один раз /однажды/
never once did I see him there — я его там ни (одного) разу не видел
2. когда-то, некогда; однажды
once powerful nation — некогда могущественная страна
my once friend — мой бывший друг
he once went round the world — он когда-то совершил кругосветное путешествие
there once lived a man — там некогда жил человек
I was very fond of him once — я когда-то очень любил его
3. редк. когда-нибудь
I hope to go there once — я надеюсь когда-нибудь поехать туда
all at once — а) неожиданно, внезапно; б) все вместе, сразу
at once — а) сразу, немедленно, тотчас же; б) в то же время, в одно и то же время; вместе с тем
(every) once in a way /while/ — время от времени, иногда
for once in a way /while/ — в кои-то веки
for once — на этот раз; в виде исключения
(for) this once, just for once — хотя бы (один) раз; только в этой связи
not once см. not 4
once and again — а) несколько раз; б) изредка, иногда
once (and) for all — раз и навсегда
once upon a time — давным-давно, много лет тому назад ( начало сказок )
once in a blue moon — очень редко; после дождичка в четверг; когда рак на горе свистнет
one a liar, always a liar — солгавший однажды, солжёт ещё раз /будет лгать всегда/
a man can die but once — двум смертям не бывать, одной не миновать
once bit, twice shy — посл. обжёгшись на молоке, будешь дуть на воду; пуганая ворона куста боится
3. wʌns cj как только
(if) once you show any sign of fear, the dog will attack you — стоит вам только показать, что вы боитесь, собака сразу бросится на вас
when once he understands … — стоит ему только понять …
once you are finished, go home — раз ты закончил, иди домой
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики, сборник из лучших словарей.
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One time, I was asked by someone on Flippo for a Chinese to English translation.
I gave him the answer «I miss the one you used to be.» And another person who majored in English gave another answer «I miss the once you.»
I was amazed by his answer and asked how the word «once» can be used as an adjective to describe «you». He explained to me by showing me the explanation in the dictionary that «once» can be used as an adjective. That was just so odd and I looked for it in the Google and Bing, but couldn’t find a single sentence justify his explanation.
I would like to know which is right? If «once» can be used to describe a person or an object, can you give me some examples?
Thank you very much.
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The once and future king … from Random House: once
Here, your friend may be thinking of «once» as a replacement for «former.» If so, that doesn’t work well here.
Can «I miss the once you.» mean «I miss the one you used to be.»?
Or «I miss the once you.» is grammatically wrong
The question really is can adjective be put in front of and describe a pronoun? I don’t think it can
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I miss the other you — the one that brought me flowers, etc.
People don’t know the darker me.
But when you use an article like that, you turn the pronoun into a noun.
So… it is OK to say «I miss the once you»?
Short answer
- Once can function as an adverb, adjective, conjunction or noun
- Since yes, can also function as adverb. Since can also function as a conjunction or preposition
- After can function as a preposition, adverb, adjective noun and conjunction
Long answer
You are correct in the overlap between once and since, they can both function as adverbs and conjunctions.
Adverb
- [Once I made] a cake from meat or [I once made] a cake from meat — once is the adverb describing the verb ‘to make’. The description is that it was made in the past tense, hence the past participle usage of ‘to make’. Once describes a single isolated instance in the past.
- [Since I made] a cake from meat I felt ill or I made a cake from meat and have been feeling ill [since I made it] — since is the adverb describing the verb ‘to make’. Since can link the past to the present, implying that you still feel ill
Note that since is the adverb of the verb «to make», but in the sentence «I made a cake from meat and have been feeling ill since I made the cake from meat» there are a lot of unnecessary duplicate words. This can be shortened to «ever since», «ever since then», «since then», «since that time». However, the word still functions as an adverb of made, linking that time with now. The phrase «I since made a cake» is not used because there is no way to link then and now. You need to say «since the time I made a cake from meat» — «I felt ill».
Conjunction
- Call me [once] you get there — same as above, linking the phrases in a finite sense.
- He has been calling me [since] he got there — same as above, linking the phrases in a continuous sense. He has called me and he is still trying calling me.
Preposition
This indicates a spatial, temporal, or other relationship. Since and After can both be used to indicate a temporal location.
- Since that time, since yesterday, since breakfast
- After that time, after tomorrow, after lunch
Again, since implies a past event that is still continuing and as such is often used with the Past, present and future perfect continuous tenses
Once however, does not really get used as a preposition because another preposition is often inserted to be more specific. For example, the prepositions are in bold:
- Once upon a time
- Once in my life
- Once on the planet earth
So to conclude, there are similarities between once and since, both describe time but once is finite and since is continuous.
I always thought of after as a straight forward preposition but looking at the dictionary definition it is indeed quite versatile and can be used as an adverb as well. «After I made the cake I felt ill». In this context it would mean «immediately after».
Guest
First, welcome.
Second, I had no idea of the origin of mammoth and I would have guessed incorrectly that the adjective preceded the noun. So, thank you for pointing that out.
Third, the only words I know for the process you describe are the rather prosaic and unwieldy adjectivization or adjectivalization. Or, from the other point of view, denominalization. These words in themselves show evidence of tortuous histories.
So you could call words like mammoth denominal adjectives, or sometimes denominals if the current part of speech is understood or irrelevant. (There are also denominal verbs, such as chair as in «to chair the committee.»)
To digress, the etymology of adjective shows it came into English from Latin in the late 14th century as an adjective, mostly in the phrase noun adjective, coming from a past participle of the Latin verb adicere. It then came to be used as a noun from around 1500. Later the new adjective was formed by adding the adjectivizing -al ending, forming adjectival. Then a new verb was formed by adding the productive -ize ending, sometimes to the adjective form of adjectival and sometimes to the noun form adjective. Finally, the whole process becomes a deverbal noun with the nominalizing ending -ation, realized either as adjectivization or adjectivalization.
Ain’t English grand?