sometimes
Meanings
adv
- On some occasions, over some periods, or in certain circumstances, but not always.
- On a certain occasion in the past; once.
adj
- Former; sometime.
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Etymology
From Middle English sumtymes, somtymes, som tymes, equivalent to sometime + -s (adverbial suffix). Compare West Frisian somstiden (“sometimes”), Dutch somtijds, somwijlen (“sometimes”).
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