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Sometime

//ˈsʌmˌtaɪm// adj, adv

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Former, erstwhile; at some previous time. not-comparable

    "my sometime friend and mentor"

  2. 2
    Occasional; intermittent. not-comparable

    "an author and sometime lecturer"

Adjective
  1. 1
    belonging to some prior time wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future. not-comparable

    "I'll see you at the pub sometime this evening."

  2. 2
    Sometimes. not-comparable, obsolete
  3. 3
    At an unstated past or future time; once; formerly. not-comparable, obsolete

    "Did they not sometime cry "All hail" to me?"

Adverb
  1. 1
    at some indefinite or unstated time wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English somtyme, som time, some tyme, sume time, sumtym, sumtyme, equivalent to some + time.

Etymology 2

From Middle English somtyme, som time, some tyme, sume time, sumtym, sumtyme, equivalent to some + time.

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