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/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

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Translation

On some days but not all, now and then, from time to time.

Word origin

From Middle English som tyme, a joining of some and time, meaning at some times.

Origin
Middle English
Root
som tyme

Examples

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"Sometimes" means on some days, not all.

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"Sometimes" shows it happens now and then.

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"Sometimes" means from time to time, not every night.

We use sometimes to say that something happens on some days but not on all of them. If you are sometimes tired, you feel tired now and then, but not every day. Sometimes sits between often (a lot) and never (not at all).

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This word is part of lesson 10.