sometimes

== English == === Alternative forms === sts. === Etymology === From Middle English sumtymes, somtymes, som tymes, equivalent to sometime +‎ -s (adverbial suffix). Compare West Frisian somstiden (“sometimes”), Dutch somtijds, somwijlen (“sometimes”). === Pronunciation === enPR: sŭmʹtīmz, IPA(key): /ˈsʌm.taɪmz/ Hyphenation: some‧times === Adverb === sometimes (not comparable) On some occasions, over some periods, or in certain circumstances, but not always. [from 16th c.] Synonyms: at one time or another, at times, every so often, from time to time, occasionally, once in a while; see also Thesaurus:occasionally (obsolete) On a certain occasion in the past; once. [16th–17th c.] Synonyms: at one time, in the past, sometime; see also Thesaurus:formerly ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== sometime === Adjective === sometimes (not comparable) (obsolete) Former; sometime.