someday
part of speech
adverb (someday; also some day)
meaning for a pupil
Someday means at some time in the future that is not known yet: "Someday I'll go to Japan." It often expresses a hope or dream. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and songs it shows wishes and dreams about the future. In everyday talk parents use it for "not now, maybe later". Phrases: "someday soon", "someday I'll …", "one day" (a common British way to say the same).
examples
- Someday I want to be an astronaut. tree →
- "Can we get a dog?" "Someday, maybe." tree →
- Someday we will laugh about this. tree →
- She hopes to visit her grandparents in Ireland someday. tree →
- Someday soon the new park will open. tree →
- I'll learn to play the guitar someday. tree →
- Someday the little seed will be a tall tree. tree →
- “I shall keep it, just the same,” said the Witch, laughing at her, “and someday I shall get the other one from you, too.” tree →
note
Written as one word mostly in American English; British English often writes "some day" or says "one day". Do not confuse with "Sunday". "Some day" as two words can also mean "a certain day": "Let's meet some day next week."
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «someday» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.