Also means
from time to time
Usage Note
Zuweilen is a slightly elevated synonym for manchmal; it appears more in written registers and literary prose. It implies an irregular, intermittent recurrence rather than a fixed pattern.
Examples
"Zuweilen vergisst man, wie schön die Stille sein kann."
Natural Translation
Sometimes you forget how beautiful silence can be.
Literal Translation
Sometimes forgets one how beautiful the silence can be.
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