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some·time
 sometime
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- pronunciation:
- suhm
taIm
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adverb |
| definition 1: |
If we say a thing happened sometime, it means that it happened, but we don't know or are not saying when it happened. If something will happen sometime, it means that it will happen but we don't know or are not saying when it will happen.
The dog's big bone is gone, so I guess he ate it sometime.My mom says that we'll go to the beach sometime next week.- antonyms:
- never
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| definition 2: |
If we say that something will happen "sometime," we mean that we hope or are sure it will happen in the future but we can't predict when it will happen. "Sometime" has the same meaning as "eventually" or "some day."
Ian knows his loose tooth will fall out sometime. He just hopes it will fall out soon.I want to travel across the country sometime. I think it would be fun.I hope Dan will pay back the money he owes me sometime.- synonyms:
- eventually
- antonyms:
- never
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