someday

Everyday

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 →

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."