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Meaning of "at once" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES AT ONCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of at once in the English dictionary

The definition of at once in the dictionary is immediately. Other definition of at once is simultaneously.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AT ONCE

at least
at leisure
at length
at liberty
at livery
at loggerheads
at long last
at market
at most
at odds
at one
at one blow
at one time
at one´s back
at one´s elbow
at one´s fingertips
at one´s heels
at one´s leisure
at one´s wits´ end
at peace

WORDS THAT END LIKE AT ONCE

all at once
asconce
attonce
bonce
ensconce
for once
insconce
nonce
once
patonce
pig-sconce
ponce
poonce
sconce
sonce

Synonyms and antonyms of at once in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AT ONCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «at once» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of at once

Translation of «at once» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AT ONCE

Find out the translation of at once to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of at once from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «at once» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

一次
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

a la vez
570 millions of speakers

English

at once
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक बार में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في وقت واحد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сразу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de uma só vez
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একবার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

immédiatement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

sekaligus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auf einmal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

一度に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

한 번에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sanalika
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cùng một lúc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடனே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकाच वेळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bir kerede
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

subito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

naraz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відразу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

la o dată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταυτόχρονα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

in ´n keer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

genast
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

på en gang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of at once

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AT ONCE»

The term «at once» is very widely used and occupies the 10.865 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AT ONCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about at once

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10 QUOTES WITH «AT ONCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word at once.
1
Mary Antin
We are not born all at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later; and the birth and growth of the spirit, in those who are attentive to their own inner life, are slow and exceedingly painful.
2
Tallulah Bankhead
Here's a rule I recommend: Never practice two vices at once.
3
Michael Bay
I'm done with effects movies for now. When you do a movie like 'Transformers', it can feel like you're doing three movies at once - which is tiring.
4
Ray Blanton
We will never be authentically angry or authentically fair while we are trying to be both at once.
5
Eva Braun
When he says he loves me, it only means he loves me at that particular instant. Like his promises, which he never keeps. Why does he torment me like this, when he could finish it off at once?
6
James Henry Breasted
This recognition of the earlier human background, now so obvious to us, did not come all at once, for the inclusion of history itself in university instruction is an event less than two centuries old.
7
Helena Bonham Carter
Multitasking? I can't even do two things at once. I can't even do one thing at once.
8
Sri Chinmoy
There comes a time in the seeker's life when he discovers that he is at once the lover and the beloved.
9
Cyril Connolly
Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once.
10
Kim Dickens
Pilot season tends to be grueling, because you can be thrown all of these auditions at once - last-minute, always - and you're going on three a day, especially back in the day.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AT ONCE»

Discover the use of at once in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to at once and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Eight Ways at Once
Aust'n. Development of practical classroom strategies based on Gardner's (now) eight intelligences and the newest revision (2001) of Bloom's taxonomy.
Helen McGrath, Toni Noble, 2005
2
"Answer at Once": Letters of Mountain Families in Shenandoah ...
Typically represented in the popular media as lawless, illiterate, and incompetent, these mountaineers prove themselves otherwise in this poignant collection of letters.
Katrina M. Powell, 2009
3
Both Worlds at Once: Art in Old Age
Against the bleak predictions of developmental psychology and folk wisdom, this book focuses on old age as a unique stage of creative activity.
Amir Cohen-Shalev, 2002
4
3000 MPH in Every Direction at Once: Stories and Essays
These are the fictions. Neon signs that predict a city's future. Companies paying people to insult their clients online. Edgar Allan Poe's New York is still alive, but not well. These are the facts.
Nick Mamatas, 2003
5
Everywhere and all at once: an anthology of writings on ...
Edited by RoseLee Goldberg. Text by Catherine Wood, Jay Sanders, Anthony Huberman, Hans Ulrich Obrist.
RoseLee Goldberg, PERFORMA (Organization), 2009
6
2-at-a-Time Socks: Revealed Inside. . . The Secret of ...
Consumer testimonial — "I am a new knitter and purchased 2-at-a-time Socks. Perfect! This is a book is the best investment I've ever made! I have a lovely pair of socks ... for the first time!
Melissa Morgan-Oakes, 2008
7
All Things at Once
“That is impossible to answer, because I am all those things at once.” “All things at once,” I echoed, and for the first time I realized the sheer weight of my mother's dilemma nearly thirty years earlier. She kept so many plates spinning it's a ...
Mika Brzezinski, 2010
8
All at Once
Kennyatta Duveil. Kennyatta Duveil ALL AT ONCE ALL AT ONCE Kennyatta Duveil Copyright ©. All At Once Front Cover.
Kennyatta Duveil, 2003
9
Two Places at Once
Hannah Whitehurst.
Hannah Whitehurst, 2009
10
Everything Faces All Ways at Once: Fictions and Dreams
Fiction. "EVERYTHING FACES ALL WAYS AT ONCE by Zulema Renee Summerfield takes fiction apart with the hammer of poetry, forcing her astonished readers to 'defy all expectation, ' as she suggests in the title story.
Zulema Renee Summerfield, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AT ONCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term at once is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Change up Word formatting in several places at once
Do you have similarly formatted text in your document in several places and need to adjust the format? Perhaps you've color-coded your ... «Business Management Daily, Jul 15»
2
Venus vs. Serena: Once More, With Feeling
If she wins Wimbledon, she would hold all four major titles at once, a feat she achieved once before, in 2003. If Williams wins Wimbledon and ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Injury Report 7/4 - How Many Injuries Can Phillips Play Through At
Injury Report 7/4 - How Many Injuries Can Phillips Play Through At Once? By KC Gardner on Jul 4, 2015, 1:00p +. One of many plays on which BP has gotten ... «Red Reporter, Jul 15»
4
Was Dodgers 3B Justin Turner in two places at once?
Like many of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Justin Turner has been a thorn in the side of the Arizona Diamondbacks this season. Turner had three ... «Arizona Sports, Jul 15»
5
VIDEO: Conor McGregor talks beating up four men at once, women …
The Irish superstar, fighting on July 11 for the interim UFC featherweight belt (if you didn't hear), appeared on ESPN this evening and gave a colourful insight ... «SportsJOE, Jul 15»
6
Our tolerance for other cultures is at once our strength and weakness
The prime minister was at his most impassioned in response to the atrocity that had cost the lives of so many British people. “We will not be ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Sleepy Hollow fire 'devastating and heartbreaking all at once'
"It's devastating and heartbreaking all at once," Dominguez said, as she sipped a bottle of water and surveyed the damage. "I have to find my ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
8
Soft Body resembles Sound Shapes, only you control two snakes at
The catch is that players can control both snakes at once, each with a different analogue stick (ala Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons). They won't ... «Eurogamer.net, Jun 15»
9
Shell can't drill two wells at once in Arctic
Workers on the Transocean Polar Pioneer are heaved by a transfer basket 100 feet down from the helideck of the rig to the ground in Seattle, ... «Houston Chronicle, Jun 15»
10
Save time by watching all six Star Wars films at once
If you've never seen Star Wars before, here's the best way to catch up in one go! We're all going to have to catch up with the Star Wars series ... «Metro, Jun 15»

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