once

adverb/wʌns/CEFR A2

একবার, একসময়

Meaning

One time only; or at some time in the past.

Example sentences

I have met him only once.তার সঙ্গে আমার একবারই দেখা হয়েছে।
Once upon a time there was a king.এক দেশে এক রাজা ছিল।
Take the medicine once a day.দিনে একবার ওষুধটি খাবেন।

A common mistake

I go there one time in a month.→I go there once a month.

'one time' নয়, once। আর 'in a month' নয়, 'a month' — once a day, twice a week, three times a year।

Synonyms & antonyms

Antonyms: twice

Similar words, and what each means

in the past
অতীতে, আগে
At some time before now.

Opposite words

twice
দুইবার, দ্বিগুণ
Two times; or double the amount.
recurrently
বারবার, পুনঃপুনঃ
In a way that happens again and again.
repeatedly
বারবার
Many times, one after another.

Idioms using “once”

Once in a blue moon
কালেভদ্রে

“once” elsewhere on EnglishBD

I have gone through the whole book once.
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“once” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • একবার, একসময়
- • খোলা আকাশের নিচে (বিশেষত খাওয়ার ক্ষেত্রে)
- • আলাদা, পৃথকভাবে, দূরে দূরে
- • বাইরে
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একবার, একসময় — once (adverb) — একবার, একসময়. One time only; or at some time in the past.
Which word is closest in meaning to “once”?
- • on time
- • in the past
- • practicably
- • rarely
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in the past — in the past — অতীতে, আগে. At some time before now.

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