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You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
Winston Churchill

Meaning of "sometime" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOMETIME

sometime  [ˈsʌmˌtaɪm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOMETIME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sometime can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SOMETIME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sometime in the English dictionary

The first definition of sometime in the dictionary is at some unspecified point of time. Other definition of sometime is having been at one time; former. Sometime is also occasional; infrequent.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOMETIME


airtime
ˈɛəˌtaɪm
bedtime
ˈbɛdˌtaɪm
big-time
ˈbɪɡˌtaɪm
bigtime
ˈbɪɡˌtaɪm
daytime
ˈdeɪˌtaɪm
downtime
ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm
lifetime
ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm
longtime
ˈlɒŋˌtaɪm
maritime
ˈmærɪˌtaɪm
meantime
ˈmiːnˌtaɪm
overtime
ˈəʊvəˌtaɪm
pastime
ˈpɑːsˌtaɪm
playtime
ˈpleɪˌtaɪm
ragtime
ˈræɡˌtaɪm
spare-time
ˈspɛəˌtaɪm
springtime
ˈsprɪŋˌtaɪm
summertime
ˈsʌməˌtaɪm
uptime
ˈʌpˌtaɪm
wartime
ˈwɔːˌtaɪm
wintertime
ˈwɪntəˌtaɪm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOMETIME

somesthesia
somesthesis
somesthetic
something
something else
something or other
something to go on
something´s up
sometimes
someway
somewhat
somewhen
somewhence
somewhere
somewhile
somewhither
somewhy
somewise

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOMETIME

aforetime
all the time
all-time
anytime
at one time
at the same time
beforetime
betime
foretime
full time
full-time
in good time
in time
part-time
real time
real-time
retime
the big time
time
zonetime

Synonyms and antonyms of sometime in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SOMETIME»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sometime» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sometime

Translation of «sometime» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOMETIME

Find out the translation of sometime to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sometime from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sometime» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

某时
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en algún momento
570 millions of speakers

English

sometime
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुछ समय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَوْماً مَا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

когда-нибудь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

um dia desses
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একদা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à un moment donné
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kadang-kadang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

irgendwann
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

いつか
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

언젠가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Arang-arang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vào lúc nào đó
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறிது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कधीतरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bazen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

un giorno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kiedyś
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колись
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cândva
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάποτε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

iewers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

någon gång
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

en eller annen gang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sometime

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOMETIME»

The term «sometime» is very widely used and occupies the 11.479 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOMETIME» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sometime» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sometime» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sometime

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «SOMETIME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sometime.
1
Alan Arkin
I would like to have a movie under my own control sometime, and see what could be done with it. Who knows? Maybe Hollywood will make an improvisational movie someday.
2
Mary Astell
Truth is strong, and sometime or other will prevail.
3
Rahman Baba
Always grow flowers, as that will make your way full of flowers. Never grow thorns, as that will make your way thorny. Never want to target someone on an arrow. You may become the target of that arrow. Never make a well in the way of someone. As you may pass by that way sometime.
4
Fredrik Bajer
Today's date, the eighteenth of May, should sometime become an occasion of great international celebration, for on this day ten years ago the first Peace Conference opened at The Hague.
5
Chloe Bennet
Hopefully, sometime I get a superpower. I would like to be able to transport myself wherever I wanted.
6
William Peter Blatty
I didn't read The Haunting of Hill House until sometime early in the 1990's.
7
James Blunt
I know I'm a pop star. But sometime I'd like to be a rock star.
8
Guy Burgess
Sometime they don't let you know that they know that they don't know everything, but the core of the medical approach is that you try to identify pathologies, which are subsystems within the human body or the larger system that are having undesirable consequences.
9
Winston Churchill
You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
10
Ted Cruz
A friend of mine, a Hispanic entrepreneur asked me a question sometime ago, he said, 'When is the last time you saw a Hispanic panhandler?' I think it's a great question. I'll tell you, in my life I've never once have seen a Hispanic panhandler, because in our community, it would be viewed as shameful to be out on the street begging.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOMETIME»

Discover the use of sometime in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sometime and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Every Zombie Eats Somebody Sometime: A Book of Zombie Love Songs
Yes, it’s true: Zombies need loving!And this soul-stirring collection of more than two dozen classiclove songs is just the ticket for zombie romantics everywhere.
Michael P. Spradlin, 2010
2
The Sometime Connection: Public Opinion and Social Policy
Explores the role that public opinion plays in the development of social policy in the United States.
Elaine B. Sharp, 1999
3
Our Sometime Sister
"Brilliant . . . Extraordinary in its subject matter, its language, its humor, and its depth." --Customer comment, Amazon.com.
Norah Labiner, 2000
4
Some Love, Some Pain, Sometime: Stories
These characters and others offer inspiration, laughter, instruction and pure enjoyment in what is one of J. California Cooper's finest story collections. From the Trade Paperback edition.
J. California Cooper, 2010
5
Come Up and See Me Sometime
Thirteen new stories by this up-and-coming short story writer evoke the spirit of Mae West and other liberated women. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
Erika Krouse, 2002
6
Come Up And See Me Sometime
In a high-stakes game of love, attraction, and desire, two people playing for all the wrong reasons discover how exciting it can be when plans go deliciously awry, and love is all that matters. Original.
Lucy Monroe, 2005
7
Portrait of a Chef: The Life of Alexis Soyer, Sometime Chef ...
Alexis Soyer (1810-58) was perhaps the first celebrity chef.
Helen Soutar Morris, 2013
8
Sometime Yesterday
Natalie Chambers is a successful artist who, after her divorce, impulsively buys a Victorian house overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Yvonne Heidt, 2012
9
Sometime -- never
A New Year's reflective reverie while crossing the Atlantic on a ship, recalling times in the nursery, young love in Provence, and other episodes.
Clare Leighton, 1939
10
The Life and Correspondence of William Buckland, D.D., ...
Detailed and fascinating, this 1894 publication offers a personal insight into the life and career of eminent geologist William Buckland.
Elizabeth Oke Gordon, William Buckland, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOMETIME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sometime is used in the context of the following news items.
1
R5 Took a Huge Risk on New Album 'Sometime Last Night'
R5 return today with their second full-length album, Sometime Last Night, the follow-up to 2013's Louder. It's been in the works for a long time, since, as the band ... «Radio.com Music and Entertainment News, Jul 15»
2
Ellington Ratliff Calls Rydel Lynch 'Sexy' During R5's 'Sometime Last …
Ellington Ratliff Calls Rydel Lynch 'Sexy' During R5's 'Sometime Last Night' Album Listening Party. Ellington Ratliff Calls Rydel Lynch 'Sexy' During R5's ... «Just Jared Jr., Jul 15»
3
Oscar's burgers in Berkeley shutting down 'sometime soon'
“We're closing sometime soon, I don't know when,” said the man behind the cash register. “But we're not closed today. We're busy right now.” Oscar's is ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
Lords of the Fallen 2 will be released sometime during 2017
Speaking in an interview with Eurogamer, studio lead Marek Tyminski also revealed that is not working with Lords of the Fallen co-developer Deck 13 on the ... «VG247, May 15»
5
Is Obama weighing a Cuba visit sometime soon?
President Obama could visit Cuba before the end of his term in office, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Thursday. “I know there's one person ... «Washington Post, May 15»
6
Windows 10 will arrive on Xbox One sometime after summer
Responding to a user on Twitter, Xbox chief Phil Spencer said that Windows 10 will hit the Xbox One sometime after summer. If you were looking for some sort of ... «Geek, May 15»
7
Ross Lynch Teases Fans With New 'Sometime Last Night' Song …
During a spontaneous Twitter chat, the 19-year-old musician and actor was asked to dish some new song lyrics from Sometime Last Night, which will officially ... «Just Jared Jr., May 15»
8
Australian Labor Party toys with a return to fibre, sometime
The Australian Labor Party is considering whether it might be able to revive some kind of fibre-to-the-premises policy to take to the 2016 election. It's put forward ... «The Register, May 15»
9
EA: Mirror's Edge to Release Sometime in 2016
By Cassidee MoserA recent listing in EA's fourth quarter earnings report for fiscal year 2015 reports that Mirror's Edge will release sometime in 2016. Also listed ... «IGN, May 15»
10
Mayor's chief of staff Chris Hand will step down sometime in next few …
Mayor Alvin Brown's long-serving chief of staff, Chris Hand, said Thursday he intends to step down at some point over the next couple of months and would not ... «Florida Times-Union, Apr 15»

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