sometime B1 Topic:Time US /ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/ See IPA manual Freq #2510 Meanings 1 adv At a time that is not stated exactly. Let's get together sometime next week. 2 adj Former; from an earlier time. He introduced his sometime friend and mentor. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · at a time that is not... at one timeat some point 2 adj · former; from an earlier time. earliererstwhileprevious More dreklyformerlyothersomewhenwhenevs Word family Derived forms sometimessometimey Related forms eventuallysometimes Etymology AI details From Middle English somtyme, som time, some tyme, sume time, sumtym, sumtyme, equivalent to some + time. somtyme Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sometime **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adv, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/ **Frequency rank:** 2510 ## Meanings 1. At a time that is not stated exactly. 2. Former; from an earlier time. ## Examples - Let's get together sometime next week. - He introduced his sometime friend and mentor. ## Synonyms - drekly - formerly - other - somewhen - whenevs ## Derived Forms - sometimes - sometimey ## Related Forms - eventually - sometimes ## Roots and Affixes - Root: somtyme ## Etymology From Middle English somtyme, som time, some tyme, sume time, sumtym, sumtyme, equivalent to some + time. ## AI Etymology Sometime is from Middle English somtyme, som time, some tyme, sume time, sumtym, sumtyme, equivalent to some + time. Important forms in the word's history include Middle English somtyme. In current use it includes senses such as At a time that is not stated exactly and Former; from an earlier time. ## Topics - Time markdown