prep_phrase
Meaning 1
Formerly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- At one time, I could walk ten miles in a day, but I can't any longer.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
at one time
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prep_phrase
Meaning 2
Simultaneously, at once.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- A bigamist has two spouses at one time.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
at a previous time;
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- at one time he loved her
- her erstwhile writing
- she was a dancer once
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: once, formerly, erstwhile, erst
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 4
simultaneously
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he took three cookies at a time
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: at a time, at once
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: kerran — formerly
- Finnish: ennen — formerly
- Latin: quondam — formerly
- Polish: kiedyś — formerly
- Polish: dawniej — formerly
- Finnish: kerralla — simultaneously