Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

somewhile

/ˈsʌmʍaɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: some-while
IPA: /ˈsʌmʍaɪl/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Sometimes; from time to time; at times

adv

At a certain time; at one time; for a non-defined length of time

Example Sentences

"Tho, under colour of shepeheards, somewhile / There crept in wolves, ful of fraude and guile."
"Of him that spoke, and stopped at last, and sat Still, underneath where Gris Grillon was laid, And heard, somewhile, with languid scornful gaze, The friar putting blame on priest and knight."
"Somewhile before the dawn I rose, and stept Softly along the dim way to your room, And found you sleeping in the quiet gloom"

Etymology

From Middle English summehwile, summewile, sumwile, equivalent to some + while. Compare Dutch somwijlen (“sometimes”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: summehwile

Inflected Forms

somwhile (alternative)

Derived Forms

somewhiles

Frequently Paired Words

otherwhile

Questions

How do you pronounce somewhile?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsʌmʍaɪl/.
What does somewhile mean?: Sometimes; from time to time; at times
Where does somewhile come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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