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- [suhm-tahymz]
- /ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz/
- /ˈsʌmtaɪmz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhm-tahymz]
- /ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz/
Definitions of sometimes word
- adverb sometimes on some occasions; at times; now and then. 1
- adverb sometimes You use sometimes to say that something happens on some occasions rather than all the time. 0
- adverb sometimes now and then; from time to time; occasionally 0
- adverb sometimes formerly; sometime 0
- adverb sometimes at times; on various occasions; occasionally 0
- adverb sometimes formerly 0
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Origin of sometimes
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; sometime + -s1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sometimes
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sometimes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sometimes usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sometimes
adv sometimes
- alternately — in an alternating sequence or position
- as a rule — If you say that something happens as a rule, you mean that it usually happens.
- as usual — You use as usual to indicate that you are describing something that normally happens or that is normally the case.
- at random — If you choose people or things at random, you do not use any particular method, so they all have an equal chance of being chosen.
- by and large — You use by and large to indicate that a statement is mostly but not completely true.
adverb sometimes
- discontinuously — In a discontinuous manner; not continuously.
- episodically — In an episodic manner; in episodes.
- inconstantly — In an inconstant manner.
- occasionally — at times; from time to time; now and then.
- whimsically — given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.
Antonyms for sometimes
adv sometimes
- all in all — You use all in all to introduce a summary or general statement.
- all over — All over a place means in every part of it.
- as a matter of course — If you do something as a matter of course, you do it as part of your normal work or way of life.
- as a rule — If you say that something happens as a rule, you mean that it usually happens.
- as usual — You use as usual to indicate that you are describing something that normally happens or that is normally the case.
adverb sometimes
- endlessly — In an endless manner; continuously without limit.
- ordinarily — most of the time; generally; usually: Ordinarily he wakes at seven.
- wontedly — Usually, customarily, or habitually.
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