# sometimes

Pronunciation: say "SUM-tymz" /ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

## Adverb

1. On some occasions or in certain situations, but not all the time.
   - Simple: At certain times but not always, now and then.
   - _She sometimes works late when a deadline is approaching._
   - _The mountain road is sometimes closed after heavy snowfall._

## Adverb

2. On a particular occasion in the past; once; formerly. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: At one time long ago.

## Adjective

3. Former; that formerly held a particular role or position. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Former, or from a time before now.

## Origin

Made of sometime plus the adverbial suffix -s, it was spelled sumtymes (also somtymes, som tymes) in Middle English. West Frisian somstiden and Dutch somtijds and somwijlen, all meaning "sometimes", are related.

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