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someday

adverb

some·​day ˈsəm-ˌdā How to pronounce someday (audio)
: at some future time

Examples of someday in a Sentence

Someday we'll buy a house. She hopes to publish her novel someday. Let's have lunch someday next week.
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Hopefully someday, we'll be blessed with the next generation. Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025 Hamels has a fringy case as a starting pitcher and could conceivably be enshrined someday, but not this year. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025 But the astronomers suspect this kind of bursty young galaxy in the early universe may someday evolve into what's known as a massive quiescent galaxy in the modern-day cosmos. Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 Nov. 2025 Those of us who are lucky enough to work with him have shared his hope that someday, someone would come forward to donate a kidney. Lisa Hughes, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for someday

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of someday was in the 14th century

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“Someday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/someday. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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someday

adverb
some·​day ˈsəm-ˌdā How to pronounce someday (audio)
: at some future time
may someday travel the world

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