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sometime Adverb at some unspecified point of time Adjective former: a sometime actress
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
sometime adverb 1. some day, one day, at some point in the future, sooner or later, one of these days, by and by adjective 2. former, one-time, erstwhile, ex-, late, past, previous 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] adv → irgendwann; sometime last month → irgendwann letzten Monat; I'll finish it sometime → ich werde es irgendwann fertig machen How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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