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Wʌns Conjunction Bre Cope Money Water Fine Native

Word once
WordType (conjunction)
Phonetic BrE / wʌns / NAmE / wʌns /
Example
  • we didn't know how we would cope once the money had gone.
  • the water is fine once you're in!
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once

(conjunction)BrE / wʌns / NAmE / wʌns /
  1. as soon as; when
    • We didn't know how we would cope once the money had gone.
    • The water is fine once you're in!

    Word Origin

    • Middle English ones, genitive of one. The spelling change in the 16th cent. was in order to retain the unvoiced sound of the final consonant.
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