Every Now And Then

Definition: Every Now And Then

Every Now And Then

Adverb

1. Occasionally; "every so often she visits her father".

Synonym: Every Now And Then

Synonym: every so often (adv). (additional references)

Crosswords: Every Now And Then

Specialty definitions using "every now and then": TYMNET. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I guess everyone is entitled to make a complete and utter fool of himself every now and then. (A Family Thing; writing credit: Billy Bob Thornton; Tom Epperson) You slap 'em around a bit, you torture 'em, you make their lives a living hell, and sure, the nice guys, they'll run away, but every now and then you'll come across a real prince of a guy like Spike who gets off on it. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) Every now and then a man on a white horse rides by, and we appoint him to be our personal god for the duration. (Seven Days in May; writing credit: Fletcher Knebel; Charles W. Bailey II) Every now and then, you have to get a little bloody. (Just Cause; writing credit: Jeb Stuart) Y'know, every now and then a fan'll send me a present, like a cow or a blender. (Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak; writing credit: Pete Smith)
Lyrics	Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and then I fall apart (TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART; performing artist: Bonnie Tyler) Every now and then (Wrapped Up In You; performing artist: Garth Brooks) He said daddies don't just love their children every now and then (Love Without End Amen; performing artist: George Strait)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Lord Byron	My turn of mind is so given to taking things in the absurd point of view, that it breaks out in spite of me every now and then.
Theodore Roosevelt	I am hard at work on my message to Congress, and accordingly shall not try to go out or see any one either this afternoon or this evening. All of this work is terribly puzzling at times, but I peg away at it, and every now and then, when the dust clears away and I look around, I feel that I really have accomplished a little, at any rate.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	He is in Highbury every now and then, and he is sure to ride through every week in his way to Kingston.
Three Voices	Carroll, Lewis	With glance that ever sought the ground, She moved her lips without a sound, And every now and then she frowned.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Language		Translations for "every now and then"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏الآن وحين ذلك, ‏الآن وبعدين, ‏احيانا (every few days), ‏بين حين وآخر (occasionally). (various references)

Czech		tu a tam (here and there, now and then, occasionally, off and on, on and off, once in a way), obèas (at times, every so often, now and then, occasionally, once in a while, sometimes), každou chvíli (every moment), èasto (frequently, in many cases, often). (various references)

Finnish		tavan takaa (time after time). (various references)

French		de temps en temps (every once in a while), de temps � autre (every once in a while). (various references)

German		hin und wieder (every once a while, occasionally, spasmodically), ab und zu (from time to time, now and again, now and then, off and on, on and off, once in a way, once in a while). (various references)

Greek		κάθε τόσο και λιγάκι. (various references)

Hebrew		מ�"י פעם (once in a while). (various references)

Hungarian		néha (at times, every now and again, now and then, occasionally, once in a while, several times, sometimes). (various references)

Manx		ny cheayrtyn (periodic, sometimes). (various references)

Pig Latin		everyay ownay anday enthay

Romanian		din când în când (at intervals, at times, ever and anon, every so often, from time to time, now and again, now and then, occasionally, once in a while, periodically). (various references)

Russian		иногда (at times, every here and there, every so often, off and on, on and off, on occasion, once, once and again, once in a way, once in a while, sometimes). (various references)

Spanish		de vez en cuando (at intervals, betweentimes, ever and anon, now and again, now and then, occasionally, off and on, on occasion, once in a while). (various references)

Swedish		esomoftast (mostly, very often), då och då (at odd moments, at odd times, every now and again, from time to time, now and then, occasionally, off and on, on and off, on occasion, once and away, once in a while). (various references)

Turkish		arada sırada (between whiles, betweentimes, betweenwhiles, sometimes), ara sıra (between whiles, betweentimes, betweenwhiles, by snatches, ever and anon, every once in a while, from time to time, in places, in snatches, now and again, now and then, occasionally, off and on, on and off, on occasion, once in a while, sometimes). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-e-h-n-n-n-o-r-t-v-w-y"
	-5 letters: enwreathed, heterodyne, honeyeater, nonveteran, overheated.
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