SOMETIME DEFINITIONS - 13 definitions found
sometime adj 1: belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover" [syn: erstwhile(a), former(a), old, onetime(a), one-time(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)] adv 1: at some indefinite or unstated time; "let's get together sometime"; "everything has to end sometime"; "It was to be printed sometime later" sometime - ayit Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) sometime I. adverb Date: 14th century 1. archaic in the past ; formerly 2. archaic once in a while ; occasionally 3. at some time in the future <I'll do it sometime> 4. at some not specified or definitely known point of time <sometime last night> II. adjective Date: 14th century 1. having been formerly ; former, late 2. being so occasionally or in only some respects <a sometime…father who appears and disappears — Evelyn Shelby> Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary sometime You use sometime to refer to a time in the future or the past that is unknown or that has not yet been decided. The sales figures won't be released until sometime next month... Why don't you come and see me sometime?... ADV: ADV with v, ADV with cl/group English Explanatory Dictionary sometime ˈsʌmtaɪm adv. & adj. --adv. 1 at some unspecified time. 2 formerly. --adj. former (the sometime mayor). Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Sometime \Some"time`\, adv. 1. At a past time indefinitely referred to; once; formerly. Did they not sometime cry ``All hail'' to me? --Shak. 2. At a time undefined; once in a while; now and then; sometimes. Sometime we see a cloud that's dragonish, A vapor sometime like a bear or lion. --Shak. 3. At one time or other hereafter; as, I will do it sometime. ``Sometime he reckon shall.'' --Chaucer. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Sometime \Some"time`\, a. Having been formerly; former; late; whilom. Our sometime sister, now our queen. --Shak. Ion, our sometime darling, whom we prized. --Talfourd. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia SOMETIME sum'-tim: In modern English means "occasionally," and is so used in Sirach 37:14 for eniote. Otherwise the word means "at some past time," and is the translation of pote. the Revised Version (British and American) changes to "aforetime" in The Wisdom of Solomon 5:3; 1Pe 3:20; to "once" in Eph 2:13; 5:8; to "in time past" in Col 1:21; while in Col 3:7 the English Revised Version has "aforetime," the American Standard Revised Version "once." the King James Version does not distinguish between "sometime" and "sometimes." Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms sometime I. ad. 1. Once, formerly. 2. Now and then, at one time or other, sometimes. II. a. Former, late, whilom. English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) sometime ˈsʌmtaɪm adj. 1 former, erstwhile, past, recent, one-time, quondam: Crawford was a sometime student of the occult. --adv. 2 at some time or other, someday, one day, any time, on a future occasion, when or if the opportunity arises, soon, by and by, one of these days: Come up and see me sometime. 3 sooner or later, in (due) time, in the fullness of time, in the long run, one fine day, Un bel di, eventually, when all is said and done, before long, before you know it: You can be sure that the tax man will find out about it sometime. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 39 Moby Thesaurus words for "sometime": ancient, any time, before long, by and by, bygone, early, erstwhile, eventually, finally, fore, former, immemorial, in due time, late, old, olden, once, one day, one fine day, one fine morning, onetime, past, prehistoric, previous, primeval, primitive, prior, quondam, recent, some fine day, some sweet day, someday, somewhen, soon, sooner or later, then, ultimately, whilom, yet |
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