"sometimes" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈsʌmtaɪmz/ Audio: en-us-sometimes.ogg [US]
enPR: sŭmʹtīmz
  1. Things that happen sometimes only happen at certain times, or on certain occasions, but not every time.
    Sense id: simple-sometimes-en-adv-E7M62AIi
{
  "hyphenation": "some‧times",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The bus sometimes arrives late, especially if it is raining."
        },
        {
          "text": "Sometimes the shop has low prices on a Tuesday."
        },
        {
          "text": "I go swimming sometimes, if I have nothing else to do."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Things that happen sometimes only happen at certain times, or on certain occasions, but not every time."
      ],
      "id": "simple-sometimes-en-adv-E7M62AIi"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "sŭmʹtīmz"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-sometimes.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sometimes"
}
{
  "hyphenation": "some‧times",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The bus sometimes arrives late, especially if it is raining."
        },
        {
          "text": "Sometimes the shop has low prices on a Tuesday."
        },
        {
          "text": "I go swimming sometimes, if I have nothing else to do."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Things that happen sometimes only happen at certain times, or on certain occasions, but not every time."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "sŭmʹtīmz"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-sometimes.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sometimes"
}

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