sometime
gb/sˈʌmtˌaɪm/ us/sˈʌmtˌaɪm/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 2000
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
adverb
A2
relation
1
at an unspecified time
At a time that is not known or not given, in the past or future.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] will/should [do something] sometime
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sometime' with 'sometimes'. 'Sometime' refers to one unspecified time, while 'sometimes' means occasionally or more than once.
คำพ้องความหมาย
eventually (Often implies something will happen after a delay, whereas 'sometime' simply means at an unspecified time.)
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someday ('Someday' is used only for the future, while 'sometime' can be past or future.)
คำตรงข้าม
never (Indicates that something will not happen at any time, opposite of happening at some unknown time.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
sometime soon
|sometime later
|sometime next week
|sometime in the past
หัวข้อ
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- We should have lunch sometime next week.
- I met her sometime last year at a conference.
- The new policy will take effect sometime in the spring.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I will call you sometime tomorrow.
- She visited us sometime last month.
- We will travel sometime in July.
adjective
C1
property
2
former in a role/status
Used to say someone had a job or role in the past but does not have it now.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] is/was the sometime [role]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse this adjective use with the adverb meaning. In this sense, it describes a former role, not time.
คำพ้องความหมาย
former ('Former' is more common and direct; 'sometime' is more formal or literary.)
คำตรงข้าม
current (Describes someone who holds the position now, opposite of having held it only in the past.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
sometime actor
|sometime president
|sometime champion
หัวข้อ
people
|careers
|work
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The book was written by the sometime editor of the magazine.
- She was the sometime leader of the opposition party.
- A memoir by the sometime champion was released last year.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- He is a sometime teacher of English.
- The article was by a sometime mayor of the city.
- She is a sometime singer.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
sometime
IPA
GB/sˈʌmtˌaɪm/
US/sˈʌmtˌaɪm/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
some - time (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (some)
รูปคำ
Adjective
- Base: sometime
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
sometime in the past
1/sˈʌmtˌaɪm ˈɪn ðə pˈæst/
fixed phrase
at an unspecified time before now
At a time before now that is not exactly known.
ตัวอย่าง
- They lived here sometime in the past.
- He worked as a chef sometime in the past.
sometime later
1/sˈʌmtˌaɪm lˈeɪtɚ/
fixed phrase
at an unspecified later time
At a time after another event, but the exact time is not known.
ตัวอย่าง
- We can talk about it sometime later.
- The results will be available sometime later.
sometime next week
1/sˈʌmtˌaɪm nˈɛkst wˈik/
fixed phrase
at an unspecified time during next week
At a time during next week that is not exactly known.
ตัวอย่าง
- Let's meet for coffee sometime next week.
- The meeting will be held sometime next week.
sometime soon
1/sˈʌmtˌaɪm sˈun/
fixed phrase
at an unspecified near future time
At a time that is not exactly known but will be soon.
ตัวอย่าง
- We should catch up sometime soon.
- The repairs will be finished sometime soon.