prep_phrase · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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prep_phrase
Meaning 1
Occasionally; sometimes; once in a while.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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prep_phrase
Meaning 2
In whatever status exists at various times.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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prep_phrase
Meaning 3
Continuously from one time to another; at all times, constantly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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adverb
Meaning 4
now and then or here and there
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he was arrogant and occasionally callous
open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees
they visit New York on occasion
now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us
as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: occasionally, on occasion, once in a while, now and then, now and again, at times
Antonyms: none provided
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96 source translations are retained for this English entry.