English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "een keer" is "slegs een keer; by een geleentheid in die verlede" of "voorheen; voorheen." Dit kan ook gebruik word om te beteken "op 'n sekere tyd in die verlede; voorheen" of "so gou as; wanneer." Daarbenewens kan "eens" as 'n bywoord gebruik word om "slegs een keer" of "voorheen" te beteken. Byvoorbeeld, "Ek het daardie fliek een keer gesien" beteken "Ek het daardie fliek net een keer gesien," terwyl "Ek het een keer in New York gewoon" beteken "Ek het voorheen in New York gewoon."

Synonyms

  1. erst
  2. erstwhile
  3. at one time
  4. formerly

Sentence Examples

  1. In need of a boost once the lecture ended, I ordered a double macchiato and butterscotch Rice Krispies treat at The Big Beanery.
  2. My mind had entered overdrive once I doubted if Connor could be responsible.
  3. Once that was settled, we coordinated the flight arrangements for Cecilia and Emma to arrive in Braxton when my last class ended on Monday.
  4. Once arriving at Grey Sports Complex, I entered reception and checked the digital monitors on the walls opposite me.
  5. I dragged the luggage to my old bedroom, which my mother had once fretted over, harboring some foolish notion I might move back home.
  6. Once she walked back to the building, Coach Oliver took off and contacted Abby, but she never picked up the phone.
  7. Little did she know I once had to wear a pair of purple lacy panties after losing a bet with Connor during our junior year.
  8. Once the initial shock of my surroundings wore off, I stretched and grunted at the crunch in my lower spine from sleeping on the firmest mattress known to man.
  9. I had little time to ask any further questions once Coach Oliver interrupted us.
  10. A bit of snow had stuck to the ground once the typical evening flurries descended upon us.

TV Series Examples

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GOT-01-06

l once brought a jackass

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GOT-01-09

- You've saved me once more.

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GOT-01-03

and hope he's still the man l once knew.

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GOT-01-08

..be at once raised to the rank of lord...

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GOT-01-05

My father once told me