sometime

ˈsʌmtaɪm

Definition

Definition of sometime - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

timeat an unspecified time in the past

I visited that place sometime last year.

formerly

once

previously

indefinite timeat an indefinite time, not specified

We should catch up sometime.

eventually

someday

futureat an unspecified time in the future

Let's meet sometime next week.

eventually

someday

sooner or later

Adjective

frequencyoccasional or irregular

She takes on freelance projects as a sometime consultant..

infrequent

irregular

occasional

formerexisting at a previous time

He is a sometime actor now working as a teacher.

erstwhile

former

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sometime or another

adv.

at an unspecified time in the future or past

We should meet up sometime or another.

Origin of sometime

Old English, sum (some) + tīma (time)

Examples of sometime in a sentence

She mentioned the event sometime in her speech.
Let's have dinner sometime next week.
I'll visit you sometime during the holidays.
I'll call you sometime after lunch.
She plans to travel sometime in the future.
He works as a sometime writer for the magazine.

Her sometime visits are always a pleasant surprise.
She was a sometime journalist before becoming an author.
The sometime musician now runs a successful business.

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French:à un moment donné, occasionnel, ...
German:irgendwann, gelegentlich, ...
Italian:un tempo, occasionale, ...
Spanish:en algún momento, esporádico, ...
Portuguese:alguma vez, esporádico, ...
Chinese:某个时候, 偶尔的, ...
Japanese:いつか, 時々, ...
Arabic:فِي وَقْتٍ مَا, عَرَضِيّ, ...
Hebrew:מָתַישֶׁהוּ, מִזְדַּמֵּן, ...
Russian:где-то, время от времени, ...
Ukrainian:якось, нерегулярний, ...
Hindi:कभी, कभी-कभी, ...
Bengali:একসময়, কখনো কখনো, ...
Catalan:cap a, ocasional, ...
Czech:kdysi, příležitostný, ...
Danish:engang, lejlighedsvis, ...
Dutch:ooit, incidenteel, ...
Greek:κάποτε, περιστασιακά, ...
Hungarian:valamikor, alkalmi, ...
Khmer:នៅពេលណាមួយ, ម្តងម្កាល, ...
Korean:언젠가, 가끔의, ...
Persian:زمانی, موقتی, ...
Polish:kiedyś, okazjonalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):em algum momento, esporádico, ...
Romanian:cândva, ocazional, ...
Swedish:någon gång, tillfällig, ...
Thai:เมื่อช่วงหนึ่ง, บางครั้ง, ...
Turkish:bir ara, ara sıra, ...
Vietnamese:vào một lúc nào đó, thỉnh thoảng, ...

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