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Meaning of somewhile | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B2
/ˈsʌmʍaɪl/

Definitions

  1. Sometimes; from time to time; at times
    not-comparable, poetic
  2. At a certain time; at one time; for a non-defined length of time
    not-comparable, poetic

Examples

“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”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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