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some-times · adverb

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Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    Occasionally; at times; now and then.

  2. 2.

    At some times as opposed to others.

Related words

Antonyms: always, constantly, never
See also: always, never, occasionally, often
Synonyms: at times, from time to time, now and then, occasionally

Etymology

From some (from Old English sum, "some") + times (from Old English tīma, "time"). The compound developed in Middle English to indicate occasional frequency. The plural times emphasizes that the action happens on multiple separate occasions.