SOMETIMES

sometimes

(adverb) on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always; “sometimes she wished she were back in England”; “sometimes her photography is breathtaking”; “sometimes they come for a month; at other times for six months”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adverb

sometimes (not comparable)

On certain occasions, or in certain circumstances, but not always. [from 16th c.]

(obsolete) On a certain occasion in the past; once. [16th-17th c.]

Synonyms

• (on certain occasions): at one time or another, at times, every so often, from time to time, occasionally, once in a while; see also occasionally

• (on a certain occasion in the past): at one time, in the past, yestertide; see also formerly

Adjective

sometimes (not comparable)

(obsolete) Former; sometime.

Source: Wiktionary

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Some"times`, adv. Etym: [Sometime + adverbial ending -s, as in - wards.]

1. Formerly; sometime. [Obs.] That fair and warlike form In which the majesty of buried Denmark Did sometimes march. Shak.

2. At times; at intervals; now and then;occasionally. It is good that we sometimes be contradicted. Jer. Taylor. Sometimes . . . sometimes, at certain times . . . at certain other times; as, sometimes he is earnest, sometimes he is frivolous.

Some"times`, a.

Definition: Former; sometime. [Obs.] Thy sometimes brother's wife. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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