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单词 sometime
释义 some·time
I. \ˈsəmˌtīm\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English sum tim, sum time, from sum some + tim, time time
1.
 a. obsolete : at some past time : at a certain time or on a particular occasion in the past : once
  < there was sometime … founded a certain house — Friar Rush >
 b. archaic : in the past : at one time : in former times : formerly
  < a large marble stone sometime inlaid with brass — Edward Ledwich >
2. archaic : once in a while : occasionally, sometimes
 < but sometime fear is the beginning of wisdom — Timothy Puller >
3. : at one time or other hereafter : at some time in the future : on a future occasion
 < I'll do it sometime >
4. : at some indefinite or indeterminate time : at some not specified or definitely known point of time : at some time or other
 < sometime in 1710 or 1711 he was taken to a neighboring town — J.W.Krutch >
 < sometime years ago a … sea had filled the valley — R.O.Easton >
II. adjective
1. : having been formerly : former, late
 < former military officer, sometime newspaper editor — Dixon Wecter >
 < sometime professor of history at a nearby university >
2. South & Midland : erratic in loyalties and dependability
 < a sometime friend >
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