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for some time

for some time adverb: for somewhat of a long time.

Adverb

for some time (not comparable)

  1. For somewhat of a long time.
    • Neither Jay nor his sister have been seen for some time.

for some time meaning in Sanskrit

for some time in Sanskrit

for some time
अन्तरा antarā́

Questions about for some time

What does for some time mean?
For some time means for somewhat of a long time.
What is for some time in Sanskrit?
For some time in Sanskrit is अन्तरा (antarā́). See For some time meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is for some time?
For some time is an adverb.

Words near for some time in the dictionary

  1. for short
  2. for show
  3. for so long a time
  4. for some reason
  5. for some reason or other
  6. for some time
  7. for someone
  8. for sour apples
  9. for sport
  10. for starters
  11. for sure

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Adapted from Wiktionary: for some time (page history and authors); अन्तरा (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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