Every Now and Then (Phrase): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat

Pengertian Every Now and Then

(Every) now and then merupakan idiom (ungkapan) yang bermakna “sometimes, but not very often” (kadang-kadang, namun tidak sangat sering). (Every) now and again memiliki makna yang sama.

Lihat juga:

• hit it off
• put somebody/something on a pedestal
• have something done
• have somebody do something
• each/every
• everyday/ every day
• everyone/ every one
• in every way
• now that you mention it
• nowadays, these days, today

Contoh Kalimat Every Now and Then dan Artinya

1. Every now and then my father and I feed birds at the park.
   (Kadang-kadang ayah dan saya memberi makan burung-burung di taman tersebut.)
2. They go for a meal together every now and then.
   (Mereka pergi makan bersama kadang-kadang.)
3. He goes deer hunting with his friends every now and then.
   (Dia pergi berburu rusa dengan teman-temannya kadang-kadang.)
4. We meet up for coffee every now and then to catch up on each other’s lives.
   (Kami bertemu untuk minum kopi sesekali untuk mengetahui kabar satu sama lain.)
5. Now and then I get a phone call from a potential client.
   (Kadang-kadang saya mendapatkan panggilan telepon dari klien potensial.)
6. She visits her grandparents every now and then to spend quality time with them.
   (Dia mengunjungi kakek dan neneknya sesekali untuk menghabiskan waktu berkualitas bersama mereka.)
7. We talk on the phone now and then, but she tends to prefer text conversations.
   (Kami berbicara di telepon kadang-kadang, namun dia cenderung lebih memilih percakapan teks.)
8. It’s nice to receive a handwritten letter every now and then in this age of digital communication.
   (Senang rasanya menerima surat tulisan tangan sesekali di era komunikasi digital ini.)

References:

1. (Every) Now and Then/Again. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/every-now-and-then-again. Accessed on November 10, 2016.
2. Every Now and Then. https://www.englishclub.com/ref/esl/Idioms/E/every_now_and_then_60.htm. Accessed on November 10, 2016.
3. Every Now and Then. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/every+now+and+then. Accessed on November 10, 2016.
4. (Every) Now and Then/Again. http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/every-now-and-then-again. Accessed on November 10, 2016.