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Sometimes people just like being around each other, and good things come out of that.
Billy Corgan

Meaning of "sometimes" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOMETIMES

sometimes  [ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOMETIMES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sometimes is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SOMETIMES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sometimes in the English dictionary

The definition of sometimes in the dictionary is now and then; from time to time; occasionally. Other definition of sometimes is formerly; sometime.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOMETIMES


betimes
bɪˈtaɪmz
betweentimes
bɪˈtwiːnˌtaɪmz
denims
ˈdɛnɪmz
frames
freɪmz
games
ɡeɪmz
hames
heɪmz
Hims
hɪmz
James
dʒeɪmz
Maritimes
ˈmærɪtaɪmz
megrims
ˈmiːɡrɪmz
oftentimes
ˈɒfəntaɪmz
ofttimes
ˈɒftˌtaɪmz
Pilgrims
ˈpɪlɡrɪmz
prelims
ˈpriːlɪmz
santims
ˈsæntɪmz
times
taɪmz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOMETIMES

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOMETIMES

Alpes-Maritimes
at all times
at the best of times
at times
behind the times
Commonwealth Games
extremes
fun and games
Henley-on-Thames
Hermes
Holmes
legumes
limes
mesdames
Olympic Games
opening times
Quilmes
Thames
to go to extremes
wind chimes

Synonyms and antonyms of sometimes in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SOMETIMES»

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

Translation of «sometimes» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOMETIMES

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

Translator English - Chinese

有时候
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

a veces
570 millions of speakers

English

sometimes
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कभी कभी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أحْيَاناً
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

иногда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

às vezes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কখনও কখনও
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parfois
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kadang-kadang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

manchmal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

時々
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

때때로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kadhangkala
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thỉnh thoảng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சில நேரங்களில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कधी कधी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ara sıra
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

talvolta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czasami
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інколи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

câteodată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ενίοτε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

soms
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ibland
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

av og til
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sometimes

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOMETIMES»

The term «sometimes» is very widely used and occupies the 2.351 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOMETIMES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sometimes» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sometimes» 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 sometimes

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «SOMETIMES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sometimes.
1
Francis Alys
What I can't tell with a photo I will tell with a painting, and what I can't tell with a painting I will tell with a video or text sometimes, et cetera.
2
Shiri Appleby
I had a really normal childhood except I acted. It was like, my brother played soccer, and I was on television sometimes.
3
Richard Avedon
Sometimes I think all my pictures are just pictures of me.
4
Arnold Bennett
To the artist is sometimes granted a sudden, transient insight which serves in this matter for experience. A flash, and where previously the brain held a dead fact, the soul grasps a living truth! At moments we are all artists.
5
Elizabeth Bibesco
It is sometimes the man who opens the door who is the last to enter the room.
6
Bjork
I sometimes fall into the trap of doing what I think I should be doing rather than what I want to be doing.
7
Shanley Caswell
Sometimes you go into an audition and you'll do what you think the character is, and then if they agree, then it's awesome and you'll book it maybe, and you'll live happily ever after. But sometimes they don't agree.
8
William J. Clinton
Sometimes when people are under stress, they hate to think, and it's the time when they most need to think.
9
Billy Corgan
Sometimes people just like being around each other, and good things come out of that.
10
Catherine Deneuve
Sometimes it's more difficult to do very simple, low-key films.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOMETIMES»

Discover the use of sometimes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sometimes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Charlotte Sometimes
Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 'Suppose you got stuck in here, and Clare ...
Penelope Farmer, 2013
2
Sometimes It Happens
With help from her best friend Ava and Ava's boyfriend Noah, Hannah is recovering from being dumped, but on the first day of their senior year in high school, Ava learns that Hannah and Noah betrayed her while she was away.
Lauren Barnholdt, 2012
3
Charlotte Sometimes
It is Charlotte's first night at boarding school.
Penelope Farmer, 2011
4
Sometimes
An alligator feels different things from time to time, but they are all okay.
Keith Baker, 2003
5
Charlotte Sometimes
When she awakens on her second day at boarding school, a young girl finds she has gone back in time to 1918.
Penelope Farmer, 1969
6
Sometimes a Great Notion
The magnificent second novel from the legendary author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Sailor Song is a wild-spirited and hugely powerful tale of an Oregon logging clan.
Ken Kesey, 2006
7
Sometimes the Spoon Runs Away with Another Spoon
Celebrating sensitive boys, tough girls and others who might not fit into disempowering gender categories, this is a fun, humorous activity book for the whole family!
Jacinta Bunnell, 2010
8
Sometimes I Think, Sometimes I Am
" Eclectic, dynamic, and full of creative energy, Sometimes I Think, Sometimes I Am speaks to the power of inspiration and the capacity for books to embody it.
Sara Fanelli, Marina Warner, Steven Heller, 2009
9
Sometimes I Share
A young girl describes how she shares with her younger brother--most of the time.
‎2005
10
Sometimes I'm Bombaloo
When Katie Honors feels angry and out of control, her mother helps her to be herself again.
Rachel Vail, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOMETIMES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sometimes is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sometimes It's Just Easier To Care About Dead Lions Than Dead …
I started noticing “Cecil the Lion” trending on Facebook and Twitter at some point yesterday afternoon. By the evening, it was the most popular topic on social ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
2
The "Always, Sometimes, Never" Rules for Proper Sunglasses …
Not to be confused with the “sometimes, always, never” rule for proper suit coat wear, these rules from illustrator Ted Slampyak at The Art of Manliness will help ... «Lifehacker, Jul 15»
3
Aggression in Children Makes Sense—Sometimes
Being mean might sometimes pay off, but only when times are tough. Cooperation will be more valuable when resources are plentiful. The risk is that the orchids ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
4
Well | Sometimes the Patient's Just Not That Into Me
In theory, people who are sick enough to generate alarming results have been treated pre-emptively or sent to the hospital, but sometimes the lab delivers a big ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
5
Dental problems -- sometimes deadly -- driving more people to ERs
What started as a toothache from a lost filling became a raging infection that landed Christopher Smith in the emergency room, then in intensive care on a ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
6
I Sometimes Don't Want to Be White Either
They sometimes try to immerse themselves in communities of color, as Dolezal did. She's not alone. I definitely experienced this. There was a time in my 20s ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
7
Sometimes, Even Women Need a Smoothly Shaved Face
Sometimes in the bleachers at one of her teenage sons' games, Ms. Goldberg looks at other mothers and has to bite her tongue. “Women, especially blondes ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
8
As American As Iced Tea: A Brief, Sometimes Boozy History
You'd be forgiven for not knowing this, but Wednesday is National Iced Tea Day. And while it's only an unofficial food holiday, it makes sense that Americans ... «NPR, Jun 15»
9
Government scientists should speak freely – sometimes
Michael Rennie is Canada Research Chair in Freshwater Ecology and Fisheries and an assistant biology professor at Lakehead University and a research ... «The Globe and Mail, May 15»
10
Sometimes what seems like a concussion is something else
But ear damage that is sometimes caused by a head injury has symptoms so similar to the signs of a concussion that doctors may misdiagnose it and administer ... «Washington Post, May 15»

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