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someday

someday

1.0
At some time in the future
  • adverb
  • /ˈsʌmˌdeɪ/
translation icon : algún día
  • She dreams that someday she will open her own bakery.
  • hope someday
  • Perhaps someday
  • Maybe someday

They said the world will end someday in the Middle East.

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Examples

Synonyms

one day
vssomeday
1.1

At some time in the future

has identical meaning and is an alternative expression
sometime
vssomeday
791 2.2

At a time that is not known, in the past or future

refers only to an unspecified time in the future
down the road
vssomeday
188 3.7

At a time in the future

describes an unspecified future moment rather than eventuality
down the line
vssomeday
92 4.4

At some point in the future

implies an unspecified future time without stressing later timing
by and by
vssomeday
  • Literature
9 7.1

After a while

focuses on an unspecified future time without stressing outcome

Antonyms

1.0

At no time in the past or future, not ever

How Soon

immediately
1.0
soon
1.0
in time
524 1.1
in time
491 3.5
someday
1.0

Surface Forms

someday positive

Morphology

someday = some + day (transparent) = some + day

The meaning is a straightforward combination of 'some' + 'day' meaning 'at some (unspecified) day/time', which an average B1 learner can infer.

Etymology

The word someday is simply the two parts some and day, literally 'some day' or 'on a day not yet known'. So it means something will happen at an unspecified time in the future.