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some·time  (smtm)
adv.
1. At an indefinite or unstated time: I'll meet you sometime this afternoon.
2. At an indefinite time in the future: Let's get together sometime.
3. Obsolete Sometimes.
4. Archaic Formerly.
adj.
1. Having been at some prior time; former: a sometime secretary.
2. Usage Problem Occasional.
Usage Note: Sometime as an adjective has been employed to mean "former" since the 15th century. Since the 1930s, people have used it to mean "occasional": the team's sometime star and sometime problem child. This latter use, however, is unacceptable to a majority of the Usage Panel. See Usage Note at someday.

sometime [ˈsʌmˌtaɪm]
adv
at some unspecified point of time
adj
1. (prenominal) having been at one time; former the sometime President
2. (prenominal) US occasional; infrequent
Usage: The form sometime should not be used to refer to a fairly long period of time: he has been away for some time (not for sometime)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sometime - belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
Adv.1.sometime - at some indefinite or unstated time; "let's get together sometime"; "everything has to end sometime"; "It was to be printed sometime later"

sometime
adverb
some day, one day, at some point in the future, sooner or later, one of these days, by and by Why don't you come and see me sometime?
adjective
former, one-time, erstwhile, ex-, late, past, previous She was in her early thirties, a sometime actress, dancer and singer.
Usage: Sometime as a single word should only be used to refer to an unspecified point in time. When referring to a considerable length of time, you should use some time. Compare: it was some time after, that the rose garden was planted, i.e. after a considerable period of time, with it was sometime after the move that the rose garden was planted, i.e. at some unspecified point after the move, but not necessarily a long time after.
Translations
sometime [ˈsʌmtaɪm]
A. ADV
1. (in future) → algún día
you must come and see us sometimetienes que venir a vernos algún día
I'll finish it sometimelo voy a terminar un día de estos
sometime soonun día de estos, antes de que pase mucho tiempo
sometime before tomorrowantes de mañana
sometime next yearen algún momento el año que viene, el año que viene, no sé cuándo exactamente
sometime or other it will have to be donetarde o temprano tendrá que hacerse
2. (in past) sometime last month(en algún momento)el mes pasado, el mes pasado, no sé cuándo exactamente
the victim died sometime during the last 24 hoursla víctima murió durante las últimas 24 horas, no se sabe el momento preciso
sometime last centuryen el siglo pasado, durante el siglo pasado
B. ADJ
1. (= former) → ex ..., antiguo
2. (US) (= occasional) → intermitente

sometime [ˈsʌmtaɪm]
adv
(in future)un de ces jours
You must come and see us sometime → Passez donc nous voir un de ces jours.
I'll finish it sometime → Je le finirai un des ces jours.
sometime next week → dans le courant de la semaine prochaine
(in past) sometime last month → dans le courant du mois dernier
adj (= former) → ancien(ne)
a sometime dancer → un ancien danseur

sometime
advirgendwann; sometime or other it will have to be doneirgendwann muss es gemacht werden; write to me sometime soonschreib mir (doch) bald (ein)mal; sometime before tomorrowbis morgen, heute noch; sometime next yearirgendwann nächstes Jahr or im nächsten Jahr
adj attr (form)ehemalig, früher, einstig

sometime [ˈsʌmˌtaɪm]
1. advun giorno, uno di questi giorni
sometime last month → un giorno, il mese scorso
sometime before tomorrow → prima di domani
sometime next year → (nel corso del)l'anno prossimo
sometime soon → presto, uno di questi giorni
I'll finish it sometime → lo finirò uno di questi giorni
sometime or (an)other it will have to be done → bisognerà farlo prima o poi
2. adj (frm) (former) → ex

sometime [ˈsʌmˌtaɪm]
1. advun giorno, uno di questi giorni
sometime last month → un giorno, il mese scorso
sometime before tomorrow → prima di domani
sometime next year → (nel corso del)l'anno prossimo
sometime soon → presto, uno di questi giorni
I'll finish it sometime → lo finirò uno di questi giorni
sometime or (an)other it will have to be done → bisognerà farlo prima o poi
2. adj (frm) (former) → ex

sometime يوماً ما někdy engang irgendwann κάποτε en algún momento joskus à un moment donné nekada un giorno いつか 언젠가 ooit en eller annen gang kiedyś um dia desses, um dia destes когда-нибудь någon gång บางเวลา bir ara vào lúc nào đó 某时


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You's young Marse Tom fum dis out, en I got to practice and git used to 'memberin' to call you dat, honey, or I's gwine to make a mistake sometime en git us bofe into trouble.
There is in man's nature, a secret inclination and motion, towards love of others, which if it be not spent upon some one or a few, doth naturally spread itself towards many, and maketh men become humane and charitable; as it is seen sometime in friars.
She used to have little fancies that he would call at the house sometime, and ask for her, with his sword clanking against his high boots.
 
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