sometime B1 Topic:Describing Qualities 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 Appears in Proverbs (1) See all What if they gave a war and nobody came? Matching variant: Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come 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 Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - Describing Qualities markdown