sometimes

EN[ˈsʌmtaɪmz]
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Definition of sometimes in English Dictionary

• Adjective
  1. OBS Former; sometime.
• Adverb+-
  1. On certain occasions, or in certain circumstances, but not always.
     1. Sometimes I sit and think, but mostly I just sit. ‎
  2. OBS On a certain occasion in the past; once.
• More Examples
  1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
     • Inevitably, it turns out, singing other people's songs or having to collaborate with one's bandmates can sometimes feel like a prison sentence, albeit one with velvet handcuffs and minimum security.
     • She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings / That in the various bustle of resort / Were all toruffl'd, and sometimes impair'd — John Milton, Comus.
     • Voting for a third-party candidate sometimes feels like throwing your vote away.
  2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
     • Sometimes people aren't available for a rousing night of "Netflix and chill." - Can't change someone or fix them. People are who they are, especially as they get older.
     • Sometimes what my father called bloodyhandedness is a virtue.
     • Sometimes flowers of youth-on-age are white streaked with green instead of greenish streaked with purple.
  3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
     • God, I love this woman, ditzy nutzo that she is sometimes!
     • I know in the past I've been a giant twat, but all the hard work I've done since then is to redeem myself. I just want to do something useful, and I'm sorry if I cock it up sometimes.

• Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
  1. Adjectives
     • Uncomparable adjectives
  2. Adverbs
     • Time adverbs
       • Frequency adverbs
     • Uncomparable adverbs

Other Vocabulary

1. en sometime
2. en hometimes
3. en some times
4. fr sortîmes
5. en hometime

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