sometimes

[ suhm-tahymz ]
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adverb
  1. on some occasions; at times; now and then.

Origin of sometimes

1
First recorded in 1520–30; sometime + -s1

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British Dictionary definitions for sometimes

sometimes

/ (ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz) /


adverb
  1. now and then; from time to time; occasionally

  2. obsolete formerly; sometime

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