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Definitions for sometimes
ˈsʌmˌtaɪmzsome·times
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Princeton's WordNet
sometimes(adverb)
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
"sometimes she wished she were back in England"; "sometimes her photography is breathtaking"; "sometimes they come for a month; at other times for six months"
Wiktionary
sometimes(Adverb)
On certain occasions, or in certain circumstances, but not always.
Sometimes I sit and think, but mostly I just sit.
sometimes(Adverb)
On a certain occasion in the past; once.
sometimes(Adjective)
former; sometime
Thy sometimes brother's wife. uE000146934uE001 Shakespeare.
Webster Dictionary
Sometimes(adverb)
formerly; sometime
Etymology: [Sometime + adverbial ending -s, as in -wards.]
Sometimes(adverb)
at times; at intervals; now and then;occasionally
Etymology: [Sometime + adverbial ending -s, as in -wards.]
Sometimes(adj)
former; sometime
Etymology: [Sometime + adverbial ending -s, as in -wards.]
Freebase
Sometimes
"Sometimes" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears, taken from her debut studio album ...Baby One More Time. Written by Jörgen Elofsson and produced by Per Magnusson and David Kreuger, the song was released as Spears' second single on April 30, 1999 by Jive Records. "Sometimes" is a teen pop song that draws influences from bubblegum pop, and alludes to a relationship where a shy girl is reserved on expressing feelings to her lover. The song received generally mixed reviews from contemporary critics, who noted it as a further hit from ...Baby One More Time and a competent single, despite considering it an entirely unremarkable song, and an annoying representation of Spears' innocent years. "Sometimes" attained worldwide success, peaking inside the top ten in eleven countries. In the United States, the song peaked at number twenty one. The song reached number one in Belgium, Netherlands and New Zealand, while reaching number two in Australia. In the United Kingdom, the song reached number three, and is also Spears' third best-selling single in the country. An accompanying music video, directed by Nigel Dick, was shot at the Paradise Cove in Malibu, California. It portrays Spears watching her love interest from afar. Spears has performed "Sometimes" in four of her concert tours, including at the ...Baby One More Time Tour, the Oops!... I Did It Again World Tour, and the Dream Within a Dream Tour.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sometimes' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #467
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sometimes' in Written Corpus Frequency: #460
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sometimes' in Adverbs Frequency: #63
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sometimes in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sometimes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of sometimes in a Sentence
If any one faculty of our nature may be called more wonderful than the rest, I do think it is memory. There seems something more speakingly incomprehensible in the powers, the failures, the inequalities of memory, than in any other of our intelligences. The memory is sometimes so retentive, so serviceable, so obedient at others, so bewildered and so weak and at others again, so tyrannic, so beyond control We are, to be sure, a miracle every way but our powers of recollecting and of forgetting do seem peculiarly past finding out.
Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
Sometimes you can work your hardest and still not get what you want, and you feel even more powerless when you realize that these people are committing fraud to get into the schools you want to get into.
It was a privilege to have been able to undertake the first manned mission to the lunar surface, an honor to have worked with so many good and dedicated people, and to have left our footprints there, even now, sometimes, I marvel that we went to the moon.
I'm doing deals and I'm not being accommodated by the Fed, they're making a mistake because I have a gut and my gut tells me more sometimes than anybody else's brain can ever tell me.
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- partykeer, somsAfrikaans
- أحيانًاArabic
- часамBelarusian
- понякогаBulgarian
- কখনো সখনোBengali
- a vegades, de vegadesCatalan, Valencian
- někdyCzech
- weithiauWelsh
- somme tider, af og til, undertiden, stundomDanish
- manchmalGerman
- ενίοτε, μερικές φορές, καμιά φοράGreek
- iafoje, kelkfoje, iufojeEsperanto
- algunas veces, a vecesSpanish
- vahelEstonian
- batzuetanBasque
- بعضی وقتها, گاهیPersian
- joskus, toisinaanFinnish
- parfois, tantôt, quelquefoisFrench
- uaireantaIrish
- uaireannan, corra uairScottish Gaelic
- wani lokaciHausa
- לעיתים, לפעמיםHebrew
- कभी कभी, कभीHindi
- néhaHungarian
- երբեմնArmenian
- kadangIndonesian
- kelkafoyeIdo
- stundum, af og tilIcelandic
- a volte, qualche volta, talvoltaItalian
- לִפְעָמִיםHebrew
- 時時, 時々Japanese
- ხანდახან, ზოგჯერGeorgian
- ជួនកាលKhmer
- 때때로, 가끔씩은, 자주Korean
- aliquando, nonnunquamLatin
- ບາງເທື່ອLao
- kartaisLithuanian
- dažreizLatvian
- понекогашMacedonian
- үе үеMongolian
- noen gangerNorwegian
- somsDutch
- tidvis, av og tilNorwegian
- aangodinong, naningodinongOjibwe, Ojibwa
- czasami, niekiedy, czasemPolish
- às vezesPortuguese
- ocazional, câteodată, uneoriRomanian
- временами, порой, иногдаRussian
- по̀некад, ка̀ткад, pònekad, kàtkadSerbo-Croatian
- niekedySlovak
- včásihSlovene
- ndonjëherëAlbanian
- emellan åt, i bland, av och till, ibland, till och från, då och då, stundomSwedish
- అప్పుడప్పుడుTelugu
- บางที, บางครั้งThai
- minsanTagalog
- ara sıra, bazenTurkish
- часом, інодіUkrainian
- کبھی کبھی, کبھیUrdu
- thỉnh thoảngVietnamese
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