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sometimes

so·me·ti·mes

UK/ˈsʌm.taɪmz/ US/ˈsʌˌmtaɪmz/ very common

adverb

1.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

  • “sometimes she wished she were back in England”
  • “sometimes her photography is breathtaking”
  • “sometimes they come for a month; at other times for six months”

Origin

From Middle English sumtymes, somtymes, som tymes, equivalent to sometime + -s (adverbial suffix). Compare West Frisian somstiden (“sometimes”), Dutch somtijds, somwijlen (“sometimes”).

Phrases

  • Homer sometimes nods
  • sometimes a cigar is a cigar
  • sometimes a cigar is just a cigar
  • sometimes food
  • sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you

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