--- title: O — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 8 description: The 453 words of the English dictionary under O, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/page/8/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / O # O — The English dictionary · page 8 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) … [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/page/7/) **8** [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/page/9/) … [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/page/23/) **olden** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Olden means belonging to the long-ago past; «in the olden days» means a long time ago.[↗](../../olden/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In the olden days, people washed clothes by hand.[↗](../../olden/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad says in the olden days there were only three TV channels.[↗](../../olden/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Children in olden times walked miles to school.[↗](../../olden/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We dressed up as children from the olden days.[↗](../../olden/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In olden days candles lit every house.[↗](../../olden/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «Was that in the olden days, Gran?»[↗](../../olden/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The olden times were not like the times we live in.[↗](../../olden/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **older** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Older means having lived more years than someone else.[↗](../../older/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Older means made or used longer ago than something else: «an older house».[↗](../../older/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Anna is 3 years older than Tom.[↗](../../older/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sam is 10 and Max is 2 years older.[↗](../../older/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How much older is Mia than Zoe?[↗](../../older/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My older sister goes to high school.[↗](../../older/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Trees get taller as they get older.[↗](../../older/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · This phone is older than mine.[↗](../../older/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma is 40 years older than me.[↗](../../older/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The older children help the little ones.[↗](../../older/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And they grew older and wiser.[↗](../../older/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · '"The invention of Signs to represent numbers is doubtless much older than any form ol writing" (Chambers Encyclopaedia, 1893, Vol. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../older/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · end, leads to the conclusion that the arrancjement of the Arabic alphabet is older than that of the Hebrew, although tlie con- trary is generally believed to be the case.[↗](../../older/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../older/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · In my opinion, the sexagesimal position originated from the decimal position, and not the reverse ; for the earliest abacus, which was doubtless based on a decimal position, is older than the (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../older/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Now Elihu had waited to speak unto Job, because they were older than he.[↗](../../older/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.32.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../older/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, much older than thy father.[↗](../../older/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.15.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../older/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **olfaction** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) The sense of smell, or the act of smelling.[↗](../../olfaction/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dogs rely on olfaction far more than humans.[↗](../../olfaction/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Olfaction is one of the five senses.[↗](../../olfaction/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A cold can block olfaction and make food taste bland.[↗](../../olfaction/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Sharks have strong olfaction for detecting blood in the water.[↗](../../olfaction/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists study olfaction to understand how memories link to smells.[↗](../../olfaction/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Moths use olfaction to find flowers at night.[↗](../../olfaction/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **olive** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An olive is a small oval fruit, green or black, with a stone inside, that grows on olive trees and is eaten or pressed for oil.[↗](../../olive/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Olive oil is the oil made from olives.[↗](../../olive/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Olive (or olive green) is a dull yellowish-green colour.[↗](../../olive/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* An olive tree is the tree these fruits grow on.[↗](../../olive/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I like olives on my pizza.[↗](../../olive/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cook the onions in olive oil.[↗](../../olive/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Olive trees can live for hundreds of years.[↗](../../olive/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She wore an olive-green coat.[↗](../../olive/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He held out an olive branch and said sorry.[↗](../../olive/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Green olives and black olives come from the same tree.[↗](../../olive/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · They pronounced the olives good, and fresh that year.[↗](../../olive/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin.[↗](../../olive/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.30.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../olive/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig-trees and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey; (Torah DEU.8.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../olive/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt have olive-trees throughout all thy borders, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olives shall drop off.[↗](../../olive/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.28.40, JPS 1917)[↗](../../olive/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And in the Sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high.[↗](../../olive/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.6.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../olive/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · So also made he for the entrance of the temple door-posts of olive-wood, within a frame four-square; (Prophets 1KI.6.33, JPS 1917)[↗](../../olive/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his fragrance as Lebanon.[↗](../../olive/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HOS.14.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../olive/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **olm** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An olm is a pale, blind salamander (an amphibian) that lives in dark underground cave waters in southern Europe, especially Slovenia and Croatia.[↗](../../olm/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Olms are pinkish-white, with tiny legs and red feathery gills, and can live for many decades without much food.[↗](../../olm/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The olm lives in dark caves and has no eyes.[↗](../../olm/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Olms can survive for years without eating.[↗](../../olm/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Its pink colour earned the olm the nickname «human fish».[↗](../../olm/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · People once believed olms were baby dragons.[↗](../../olm/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched a video of an olm swimming in a cave pool.[↗](../../olm/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The olm breathes using feathery red gills.[↗](../../olm/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **olympiad** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An olympiad is a contest where pupils solve hard problems, for example in maths, physics or chess.[↗](../../olympiad/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An Olympiad is also the four years between Olympic Games, or the Olympic Games themselves.[↗](../../olympiad/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* 24 pupils took part in the olympiad.[↗](../../olympiad/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The olympiad has 6 problems.[↗](../../olympiad/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She scored 35 points at the olympiad.[↗](../../olympiad/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Each problem is worth 7 points.[↗](../../olympiad/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school won two medals at the maths olympiad.[↗](../../olympiad/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He practised old olympiad problems every evening.[↗](../../olympiad/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The chess olympiad brings together teams from many countries.[↗](../../olympiad/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · An olympiad in ancient Greece lasted four years.[↗](../../olympiad/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **olympian** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Olympian means belonging to the gods who lived on Mount Olympus in Greek stories.[↗](../../olympian/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Olympian also means very grand, lofty, or calm and superior, as if above everyday life.[↗](../../olympian/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Olympian gods lived on the mountain.[↗](../../olympian/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The statue of Zeus was Olympian in size.[↗](../../olympian/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She gave an Olympian smile and ignored the fuss.[↗](../../olympian/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **olympic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Olympic means about the Olympic Games, the biggest international sports competition, held every four years in summer and winter versions.[↗](../../olympic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Olympic can describe something big or of top standard, like an Olympic-size pool.[↗](../../olympic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She wants to be an Olympic swimmer.[↗](../../olympic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Olympic flag has five coloured rings.[↗](../../olympic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched the Olympics on TV.[↗](../../olympic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · An Olympic-size pool is fifty metres long.[↗](../../olympic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He became an Olympic champion.[↗](../../olympic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Olympic torch was carried across the country.[↗](../../olympic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The first Olympic Games were held in ancient Greece.[↗](../../olympic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · These races, like the Olympic Games, were celebrated at intervals of four years, and were called Herae.[↗](../../olympic/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **omega** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet, written Ω or ω.[↗](../../omega/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «The alpha and the omega» means the beginning and the end; (Bible) in the Book of Revelation, God says «I am the Alpha and the Omega».[↗](../../omega/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Omega-3 is a kind of healthy fat found in oily fish.[↗](../../omega/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (science) Ω is the symbol for ohms, the unit of electrical resistance.[↗](../../omega/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet.[↗](../../omega/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ω is the sign for ohms on a resistor.[↗](../../omega/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Salmon is rich in omega-3.[↗](../../omega/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In the Bible God says, «I am the Alpha and the Omega.»[↗](../../omega/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The capital omega looks like a horseshoe.[↗](../../omega/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Alpha comes first and omega comes last.[↗](../../omega/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **omelet** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An omelet is eggs beaten up and cooked flat in a pan, often with cheese or herbs.[↗](../../omelet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (in stories) An omelet is a dish a hungry character cooks, sometimes with magic.[↗](../../omelet/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum made a cheese omelet for lunch.[↗](../../omelet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Pinocchio wanted an omelet for his supper.[↗](../../omelet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Beat two eggs to make an omelet.[↗](../../omelet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **omelette** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An omelette is a dish of beaten eggs cooked flat in a frying pan, often folded over a filling such as cheese, ham or vegetables.[↗](../../omelette/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I had a cheese omelette for lunch.[↗](../../omelette/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Beat three eggs to make an omelette.[↗](../../omelette/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Fold the omelette in half.[↗](../../omelette/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad makes a great mushroom omelette.[↗](../../omelette/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Cook the omelette until it is set.[↗](../../omelette/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.[↗](../../omelette/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **omen** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A sign or event that some people believe shows that something good or bad will happen in the future.[↗](../../omen/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The sailors thought the storm was a bad omen.[↗](../../omen/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Seeing a rainbow on the first day felt like a good omen.[↗](../../omen/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, a raven was an omen of trouble.[↗](../../omen/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people think a black cat is an omen of bad luck.[↗](../../omen/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Halley's Comet was seen as an omen before the Battle of Hastings in 1066.[↗](../../omen/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Winning the first match was a good omen for the season.[↗](../../omen/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Rudy took the rose as a good omen, and thought of Babette.[↗](../../omen/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **ominous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ominous means showing that something bad is about to happen; it is a warning sign.[↗](../../ominous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The dark clouds looked ominous.[↗](../../ominous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · An ominous silence fell over the forest.[↗](../../ominous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He ignored the ominous warning and went on.[↗](../../ominous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **omission** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Something that has been left out or not done.[↗](../../omission/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The act of leaving something out (the omission of a word).[↗](../../omission/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In "don't", the apostrophe shows the omission of the letter "o".[↗](../../omission/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Leaving her off the list was an omission.[↗](../../omission/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The omission of a zero made the answer wrong.[↗](../../omission/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Check your work for omissions.[↗](../../omission/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The omission of the safety rules was a mistake.[↗](../../omission/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher noticed the omission of one question.[↗](../../omission/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · With a peculiar omission of syllables, he said: “Shu... hi pi!”[↗](../../omission/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **omit** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To leave something out, on purpose or by mistake.[↗](../../omit/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) To fail to do something: «He omitted to tell us.».[↗](../../omit/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* You omitted the full stop at the end.[↗](../../omit/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Omit the nuts if you are allergic.[↗](../../omit/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She omitted one number when she added them up.[↗](../../omit/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The recipe omits salt.[↗](../../omit/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't omit any steps in your working.[↗](../../omit/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He omitted to mention that the dog bites.[↗](../../omit/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In future I shall omit them.[↗](../../omit/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · This Hebrew version omits the allotment of the remaining six.[↗](../../omit/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../omit/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · I must not omit to mention two other Hebrew commentaries, one by Judah Halevi, and the other by Ebn Ezra, who lived in the first part of the twelfth century.[↗](../../omit/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../omit/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **omnibus** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A book or TV programme that puts several stories or episodes together in one.[↗](../../omnibus/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old) A bus; «bus» is short for omnibus.[↗](../../omnibus/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective, formal) Covering many things at once: an omnibus bill.[↗](../../omnibus/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandma watches the omnibus of her favourite soap on Sundays.[↗](../../omnibus/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I got an omnibus of all three dragon books.[↗](../../omnibus/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The first omnibuses were pulled by horses.[↗](../../omnibus/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Bus» is short for omnibus.[↗](../../omnibus/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The omnibus edition is three hours long.[↗](../../omnibus/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The library has an omnibus of fairy tales.[↗](../../omnibus/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Carriages and omnibuses are crowded, stuffed and embroidered with people.[↗](../../omnibus/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **omnipotent** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Having power over everything, able to do all things.[↗](../../omnipotent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **omnivore** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An omnivore is an animal that eats both plants and other animals.[↗](../../omnivore/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Informally, a person who eats all kinds of food, including meat and vegetables.[↗](../../omnivore/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A bear is an omnivore because it eats berries and fish.[↗](../../omnivore/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Humans are omnivores.[↗](../../omnivore/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Is a pig a herbivore, a carnivore or an omnivore?[↗](../../omnivore/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Raccoons are omnivores and eat almost anything.[↗](../../omnivore/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Omnivores have both sharp and flat teeth.[↗](../../omnivore/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Sort the animals into herbivores, carnivores and omnivores.[↗](../../omnivore/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother is a real omnivore and will eat any food you give him.[↗](../../omnivore/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **on** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* On means touching the top or side of something: on the table, on the wall.[↗](../../on/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* On shows a day or date: on Monday.[↗](../../on/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* On means working or switched on: the light is on.[↗](../../on/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* On shows what something is about: a book on sharks.[↗](../../on/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* On means going ahead, carrying on: read on.[↗](../../on/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* On means happening as planned: the party is still on.[↗](../../on/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (casual) «You're on!» accepts a dare or a bet; «what are you on about?» means what do you mean; «not on» (UK, Australia) means not acceptable; «on me» means I'll pay.[↗](../../on/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 8:* (rough) «Get on with it!» means hurry up; «come on!» can be an angry push or a cheer; «having me on» means fooling me.[↗](../../on/#m8 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 9:* (formal) The exam voice says «upon», «situated upon», «concerning», «on the occasion of», «in the event of», «on each occasion».[↗](../../on/#m9 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 10:* On can also mean against someone or aimed at someone, as in "a vengeance on her.".[↗](../../on/#m10 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I put three spoons on the table.[↗](../../on/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ben bought 6 cards on Monday …[↗](../../on/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There are 4 birds on each branch.[↗](../../on/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat is sleeping on my bed.[↗](../../on/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Turn the light on, please.[↗](../../on/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Put your coat on; it's cold.[↗](../../on/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We went to school on foot.[↗](../../on/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Read on to find out what happens.[↗](../../on/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · race ya to the gate?[↗](../../on/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") «you're on»[↗](../../on/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Ice creams are on me, how many we need?[↗](../../on/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Oh, get on with it, just count them\![↗](../../on/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · There are 3 shelves; upon each shelf are situated 6 volumes.[↗](../../on/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") Determine the total.[↗](../../on/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · "A vengeance on her!" said they.[↗](../../on/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · So the people rested on the seventh day.[↗](../../on/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.16.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../on/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South.[↗](../../on/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.12.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../on/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.[↗](../../on/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.33.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../on/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · Is there injustice on my tongue?[↗](../../on/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.6.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../on/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · For the Leader; on the Sheminith.[↗](../../on/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.12.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../on/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") · Lord, how long wilt Thou look on?[↗](../../on/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.35.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../on/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") **once** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Once means one time.[↗](../../once/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Once means at some time in the past: «Once there was a king».[↗](../../once/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Once can also mean «as soon as»: «Once you finish, you can play».[↗](../../once/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «At once» means now, right away, or at the same time.[↗](../../once/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (casual) «For once» means this time, unlike usual, often with a complaint: «Be on time for once!».[↗](../../once/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (casual, UK, Ireland) «The once» means one time only: «I only did it the once.».[↗](../../once/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (formal) «Upon» and «subsequent to» replace «once» in stiff writing: «Upon completion of the task…».[↗](../../once/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 8:* «Once-over» (informal) is a quick look: «give it the once-over».[↗](../../once/#m8 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She visits her grandma once a week.[↗](../../once/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He ran around the track once.[↗](../../once/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Once he had 10 stamps, he stopped.[↗](../../once/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Once upon a time there lived a little fox.[↗](../../once/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Come here at once\![↗](../../once/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Once the ice melts, the water level rises.[↗](../../once/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I have been to London once.[↗](../../once/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Just this once, you can stay up late.[↗](../../once/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · tidy your room for once, it's a tip (casual, annoyed)[↗](../../once/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · I only went the once, honest (casual, UK)[↗](../../once/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Shut up and listen for once in your life.[↗](../../once/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (rough)[↗](../../once/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · A pupil visits the library on a single occasion per week; determine the number of visits over a period of 9 weeks.[↗](../../once/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (formal exam)[↗](../../once/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Go and behead him at once.[↗](../../once/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And he said: 'Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once.[↗](../../once/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.18.32, JPS 1917)[↗](../../once/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And Caleb stilled the people toward Moses, and said: 'We should go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.'[↗](../../once/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.13.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../once/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat the LORD your God, that He may take away from me this death only.'[↗](../../once/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.10.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../once/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · Is a nation brought forth at once?[↗](../../once/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.66.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../once/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · God hath spoken once, twice have I heard this: that strength belongeth unto God; (Writings PSA.62.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../once/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") · Once have I sworn by My holiness: Surely I will not be false unto David; (Writings PSA.89.36, JPS 1917)[↗](../../once/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) … [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/page/7/) **8** [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/page/9/) … [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/page/23/) - ← previous: [page 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/page/7/) - next →: [page 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/page/9/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)