sometimes

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈsʌm.taɪmz/ See IPA manual

Freq #520

Meanings

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adv
On some occasions but not always.

Sometimes they wished they were back in England.

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Synonyms

1 adv · on some occasions but not... at timesevery now and thenevery so oftenfrom time to timenow and againnow and thenoccasionally

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Etymology

From Middle English sumtymes, somtymes, som tymes, equivalent to sometime + -s (adverbial suffix). Compare West Frisian somstiden (“sometimes”), Dutch somtijds, somwijlen (“sometimes”).

sumtymes Middle English

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