sometime

English

Alternative forms

• some time (adverbial sense)

Adverb

sometime (not comparable)

1. (US) At an unstated or indefinite time in the future

   I'll see you at the pub sometime this evening

2. (obsolete) sometimes

Synonyms

• at some point
• at some time, at some time or other
• somewhen

Derived terms

• a sometime thing
• sometime or other
• sometimey

Translations

at an unstated or indefinite time in the future

Esperanto: iam (eo) Finnish: joskus (fi) German: irgendwann (de) Greek: κάποτε (el) (kápote) Hungarian: valamikor (hu) Polish: kiedyś (pl)

Romanian: cândva (ro) Scottish Gaelic: uaireigin (gd) Spanish: al rato Swedish: någon gång Telugu: ఎప్పుడో (eppuDO)

obsolete: sometimes — see sometimes

Adjective

sometime (not comparable)

1. Former, erstwhile; at some previous time.

   my sometime friend and mentor

2. Occasional.

Synonyms

• (former): earlier, erstwhile, ex-, previous
• (occasional):

Translations

former

Greek: πρώην (el) (próin) m., αλλοτινός (el) (allotinós) m.