What does somewhile mean?
Somewhile means Sometimes; from time to time; at times.
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/ˈsʌmʍaɪl/ · adverb
Sometimes; from time to time; at times.
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
Use somewhile when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Somewhile means Sometimes; from time to time; at times.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Tho, under colour of shepeheards, somewhile / There crept in wolves, ful of fraude and guile.
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