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Thesaurus: sometime

At a past time indefinitely referred to; once; formerly.

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  1. adv. At a past time indefinitely referred to; once; formerly.
  2. adv. At a time undefined; once in a while; now and then; sometimes.
  3. adv. At one time or other hereafter; as, I will do it sometime.
  4. a. Having been formerly; former; late; whilom.
  5. adj. belonging to some prior time
  6. adv. at some indefinite or unstated time
  7. 1. At a past time indefinitely referred to; once; formerly. Did they not sometime cry "All hail" to me Shak. 2. At a time undefined; once in a while; now and then; sometimes. Sometime we see a cloud that's dragonish, A vapor sometime like a bear or lion. Shak. 3. At one time or other hereafter; as, I will do it sometime. "Sometime he reckon shall." Chaucer. Having been formerly; former; late; whilom. Our sometime sister, now our queen. Shak. Ion, our sometime darling, whom we prized. Talfourd.
  8. Having been formerly; former; late; whilom.Our sometime sister, now our queen. Shak.Ion, our sometime darling, whom we prized. Talfourd.
  9. r:85/j:15 r. at some indefinite or unstated time