once
adj : belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our
former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her
quondam lover" [syn: {erstwhile(a)}, {former(a)}, {once(a)},
{onetime(a)}, {quondam(a)}, {sometime(a)}]
adv 1: on one occasion; "once I ran into her" [syn: {one time}, {in
one case}]
2: as soon as; "once we are home, we can rest" [syn: {when}]
3: at a previous time; "once he loved her" [syn: {formerly}, {at
one time}]