ONCE AND A WHILE

Meaning of ONCE AND A WHILE in English

phrasal

Etymology: by alter.

: once in a while

once and a while to think of my first love — R.D.Blackmore

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

WHILE — I. ˈhwīl, esp before pause or consonant -īəl; also ˈwī- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English whil, while, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONCE — I. ˈwən(t)s adverb Etymology: Middle English ones, anes, from gen. of on, an one — more at one 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHILE — /hwuyl, wuyl/ , n., conj., prep., v., whiled, whiling . n. 1. a period or interval of time: to wait …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONCE — /wuns/ , adv. 1. at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHILE — I. ˈhwī(-ə)l, ˈwī(-ə)l noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwīl; akin to Old High German hwīla time, Latin quies …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONCE — I. ˈwən(t)s adverb Etymology: Middle English ones, from genitive of on one Date: 12th century 1. : one time and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHILE — prep until; till. 2. while ·vi to loiter. 3. while ·noun that which requires time; labor; pains. 4. while ·conj …
Webster English vocab
ONCE — adv at some one period of time; used indefinitely. 2. once ·adv by limitation to the number one; for …
Webster English vocab
WHILE — [while] n [ME, fr. OE hwil; akin to OHG hwila time, L quies rest, quiet] (bef. 12c) 1: a period …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ONCE — [once] adv [ME ones, fr. gen. of on one] (12c) 1: one time and no more 2: at any one …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHILE — / waɪl; NAmE / conjunction , noun , verb ■ conjunction (also formal whilst / waɪlst/ especially in BrE ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONCE — / wʌns; NAmE / adverb , conjunction ■ adverb 1. on one occasion only; one time : I've only been …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHILE — I. while 1 S1 W1 /waɪl/ BrE AmE conjunction 1 . during the time that something is happening: They arrived …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONCE — I. once 1 S1 W1 /wʌns/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: one ] 1 . on one …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHILE — n., conj., v., & adv. --n. 1 a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONCE — adv., conj., & n. --adv. 1 on one occasion or for one time only (did not once say please; have …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHILE — n., conj., v., & adv. n. 1 a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONCE — adv., conj., & n. adv. 1 on one occasion or for one time only (did not once say please; have …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHILE — n., conj., v., & adv. --n. 1. a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; …
Oxford English vocab
ONCE — adv., conj., & n. --adv. 1. on one occasion or for one time only (did not once say please; have …
Oxford English vocab
WHILE — I. CONJUNCTION USES /(h)waɪl/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: Usually pronounced …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONCE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If something happens once , it …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHILE — I. CONJUNCTION USES Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'whilst' …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ONCE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If something happens ~, it happens …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHILE — I. conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a good while (= a fairly long time ) ▪ I’d been waiting a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONCE — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES once again/yet again (= used to emphasize that something has happened several or many …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONCE — (ONE TIME) [adverb] [not gradable] - one single timeI went to France once, but I didn't like it very much.We …
Cambridge English vocab
ONCE — Synonyms and related words : alone, already, ancient, anytime, anyway, anywise, apart, at a stroke, at all, at any time, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHILE — See: AFTER A WHILE or IN A WHILE, ALL THE TIME(1), EVERY NOW AND THEN or EVERY ONCE IN A …
Slang English vocab
ONCE — See: AT ONCE, EVERY NOW AND THEN or EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
Slang English vocab
ONCE — adv. at once once and again once more
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WHILE — See ↑ ALTHOUGH 1, ↑ DURING 2, ↑ TIME 17, ↑ WHEN 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a little while back …
Longman Activator English vocab
ONCE — INDEX: 1. on one occasion in the past RELATED WORDS at once : ↑ IMMEDIATELY at once, at the same …
Longman Activator English vocab
WHILE — n. 25B6; noun we chatted for a while : TIME, spell, stretch, stint, span, interval, period; duration, phase; Brit. informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ONCE — adv. 25B6; adverb I only met him once : ON ONE OCCASION, one time, one single time. he did not …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHILE — < programming > The loop construct found in nearly all imperative programming languages which executes one or more instructions (the …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
ONCE — adv. 1 once upon a time, formerly, (at) one time, on a former occasion, previously, before, in days gone by, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WHILE — See: AFTER A WHILE or IN A WHILE, ALL THE TIME(1), EVERY NOW AND THEN or EVERY ONCE IN A …
Словарь английских идиом
WHILE — conjunction 1 BAD : The Japanese have a tendency to keep silent while meetings. GOOD : The Japanese have a …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
ONCE — I conjunction BAD : Once it will stop raining, we can go out. GOOD : Once it stops raining, we …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WHILE — 1. сущ. 1) время, промежуток времени a long while a short while for a while for a good while in …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONCE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHILE — while.ogg 1. waıl n 1. 1> время; промежуток времени a long a short while - долго недолго in a little …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ONCE — once.ogg 1. wʌns n один раз for once - на этот раз, в виде исключения do it but this once …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WHILE — 1) в то время как 2) время 3) пока 4) промежуток времени • adjust while running — регулировать на ходу drift while turning — дрейф на …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
ONCE — 1) единовременно 2) единовременный 3) иногда 4) когда-то 5) один раз 6) однажды 7) однократно • more than once — уже не раз once and only once — один …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WHILE — бездельничать время, промежуток времени пока, в то время как; несмотря на то, что; тогда как whiles - пока, в то …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WHILE — 1. waıl n 1. 1> время; промежуток времени a long a short while - долго недолго in a little while …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ONCE — 1. wʌns n один раз for once - на этот раз, в виде исключения do it but this once - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WHILE — 1. сущ. 1) время, промежуток времени - a long while - a short while - for a good while - …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ONCE — 1. нареч. 1) один раз; раз, разок; единожды, однажды once a day, month, year etc. — раз в день, в …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WHILE — 1. сущ. 1) время, промежуток времени - a long while - a short while - for a good while - for a while - in a …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ONCE — 1. нареч. 1) один раз; раз, разок; единожды, однажды once a day, month, year etc. — раз в день, в месяц, в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WHILE — 1. _n. время, промежуток времени - a long while - a short while - for a while - for a …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ONCE
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WHILE — 1. n. время, промежуток времени - a long while - a short while - for a while - for a …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
ONCE
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WHILE — бездельничать время, промежуток времени пока, в то время как; несмотря на то, что; тогда как whiles - пока, в то время как while away …
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
WHILE — 1. _n. время, промежуток времени; a long while долго; a short while недолго; for a while на время; for a …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
ONCE
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WHILE — 1. сущ. 1) время, промежуток времени a long while a short while for a while for a good while in …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONCE
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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