For those interested in a little info about this site: it’s a side project that I developed while working on Describing Words and Related Words. Both of those projects are based around words, but have much grander goals. I had an idea for a website that simply explains the word types of the words that you search for — just like a dictionary, but focussed on the part of speech of the words. And since I already had a lot of the infrastructure in place from the other two sites, I figured it wouldn’t be too much more work to get this up and running.
The dictionary is based on the amazing Wiktionary project by wikimedia. I initially started with WordNet, but then realised that it was missing many types of words/lemma (determiners, pronouns, abbreviations, and many more). This caused me to investigate the 1913 edition of Websters Dictionary — which is now in the public domain. However, after a day’s work wrangling it into a database I realised that there were far too many errors (especially with the part-of-speech tagging) for it to be viable for Word Type.
Finally, I went back to Wiktionary — which I already knew about, but had been avoiding because it’s not properly structured for parsing. That’s when I stumbled across the UBY project — an amazing project which needs more recognition. The researchers have parsed the whole of Wiktionary and other sources, and compiled everything into a single unified resource. I simply extracted the Wiktionary entries and threw them into this interface! So it took a little more work than expected, but I’m happy I kept at it after the first couple of blunders.
Special thanks to the contributors of the open-source code that was used in this project: the UBY project (mentioned above), @mongodb and express.js.
Currently, this is based on a version of wiktionary which is a few years old. I plan to update it to a newer version soon and that update should bring in a bunch of new word senses for many words (or more accurately, lemma).
Britannica Dictionary definition of ONCE
1
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one time only
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I will repeat the question once.
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We try to get together (at least) once every month.
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The play was performed only once.
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He had ridden a horse only once (before).
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We go to the movies once or twice a month. [=we go to the movies a few times a month]
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I’ve only seen her once or twice. [=I have only seen her a few times]
2
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at any one time
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ever
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She didn’t once thank me.
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He didn’t look at me once.
3
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at some time in the past
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It was once done that way.
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A river once flowed through this canyon.
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It was once a booming mining town.
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Their music was once very popular.
— sometimes used in combination
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a once-successful actor
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a once-popular restaurant
once again/more
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for another time
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one more time
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again
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Let me explain the problem once again.
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Once again, you’ve ignored my instructions.
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Could I hear the question once more?
once and for all
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now and for the last time
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Let’s settle this problem once and for all.
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Winning its fourth straight championship game, the team proved once and for all that they are the best.
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I’m asking you once and for all.
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Please, once and for all, stop worrying.
once bitten, twice shy
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see 1bite
once in a while
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sometimes but not often
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occasionally
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We spend most of our time at home and go out once in a while.
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Every once in a while, we have wine with dinner.
once upon a time
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at some time in the past
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He was a famous actor once upon a time.
◊ Once upon a time is the traditional way to begin a fairy tale.
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Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Snow White.
Britannica Dictionary definition of ONCE
[noncount]
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one single time
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I have tried Indian food more than once.
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Please be on time just this once.
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For once you seem to know what I’m talking about.
at once
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at the same time
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two people talking at once
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The book is at once [=both] funny and sad.
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She had several projects going on all at once.
2
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right away
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without delay
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immediately
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We need to leave at once.
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You can call the office and get advice at once.
Britannica Dictionary definition of ONCE
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at the moment when
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as soon as
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Things got better once he found a job. = Once he found a job, things got better.
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Once she spoke, I recognized her.
1. нареч.
1) один раз; раз, разок; единожды, однажды
once a day / month / year — раз в день / месяц / год
once in a lifetime — раз в жизни; один раз за всю жизнь
more than once — не раз, неоднократно
— never once
— not once
— once again
— once more
— once in a while
— all at once
— once and again
— once or more
2) когда-то, некогда; однажды
once upon a time, there was once — жил-был, жил да был… ; дела давно минувших дней
So runs this once-upon-a-time in my memory. — Вот проносятся в моей памяти воспоминания о былом.
I was very much in love with her once. — Я когда-то очень любил её.
He once told me where to go. — Однажды он сказал мне, куда идти.
Syn:
3)
редк.
когда-нибудь; однажды
Britons and Saxons shall be once one people. — Бритты и саксы однажды станут единым народом.
You may be once old as I am. — Когда-нибудь и тебе будет столько лет, сколько мне.
Once I’m going to be there. — Когда-нибудь я туда попаду.
4)
Once-popular composers drop out of favour. — Некогда популярные сочинители предаются забвению.
The once-beautiful eyes, already dark with death. — Эти глаза, когда-то столь прекрасные, уже покрыты тенью смерти.
— once-off
— once-only
Well, sit down once. — Садись же.
Give me the knife once. — Дай-ка ножик.
Come here once! — Подойди-ка!
••
once too often — одного раза больше чем достаточно
once over lightly — мельком, быстро, поверхностно
once in a blue moon — после дождичка в четверг; крайне редко
once a liar, always a liar — единожды солгав, будет лгать всегда
A man can die but once. посл. — Двум смертям не бывать, а одной не миновать.
Once bit, twice shy. посл. — На молоке обжёгся — на воду дует.
— once and for all
2. сущ.
один раз
for once — на этот раз, в виде исключения
once is enough — одного раза вполне достаточно
He had to do it but this once. — На этот раз ему пришлось это сделать.
3. прил.
прежний, бывший; давний
my once husband — мой бывший муж
Syn:
4. ; = once that
if / when once — стоит лишь…
(If) once you speak you are dead. — Скажи хоть слово, и ты умрёшь.
When once she asks I’d do anything. — Стоит ей только попросить, и я сделаю всё.
I never once lied to you. — Я никогда не лгал вам.
Англо-русский современный словарь.
2014.
once.ogg
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.
English-Russian-English dictionary of general lexis, the collection of the best dictionaries.
2012