sometimes

UK /ˈsʌmtaɪmz/ US /ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

adv 2adj 1

Definitions

adv

On some occasions, over some periods, or in certain circumstances, but not always.

Sometimes I sit and think, but mostly I just sit.

It is good that we sometimes be contradicted, and ill though of, and that we always bear it well, even when we deserve to be well spoken of : perfect peace and security cannot be had in this world.

On a certain occasion in the past; once.

What art thou that vſurp’ſt this time of night, / Together with that Faire and Warlike forme / In which the Maieſty of buried Denmarke / Did ſometimes march : By Heauen I charge thee ſpeake.

For yee were sometimes darkenesse, but now are yee light in the Lord: walke as children of light […]

adj

Former; sometime.

Farewell old Gaunt, thy ſometimes brothers wife / With her companion Greefe, muſt end her life.

Collocations

ADJ.

alone, blind, compensatory, cruel, english, evil, good, left

My grandmother can be sometimes cruel when she's tired and frustrated with us.

VERB + SOMETIMES

look, reading

I sometimes look at old photos and wonder what happened to my childhood friends.

SOMETIMES + NOUN

blizzards, bodies, difficulty, everything, hockey, kanazawa, players, spenser

Sometimes hockey games get postponed because of bad weather in the winter.

PREP.

in, in, on

I sometimes go to the gym in the morning before work.

ADV.

abroad

When I was young, we sometimes traveled abroad during the summer holidays.

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Idioms & Phrases

sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you

Sometimes you win and sometimes you are defeated; everybody has successes and failures.

sometimes a cigar is just a cigar

Sometimes a matter is simpler than one imagines it to be.

Dude, quit thinking about it so much. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Example Bank

Sometimes I sit and think, but mostly I just sit.

Wiktionary

It is good that we sometimes be contradicted, and ill though of, and that we always bear it well, even when we deserve to be well spoken of : perfect peace and security cannot be had in this world.

Wiktionary

We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner. He could not be induced to remain permanently at Mohair because Miss Trevor was at A

Wiktionary

Farewell old Gaunt, thy ſometimes brothers wife / With her companion Greefe, muſt end her life.

Wiktionary

Sometimes he can be a strange guy.

Tatoeba · #1303

Sometimes I can't help showing emotions.

Tatoeba · #1349

Usage Notes

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In some senses, sometimes is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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