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View synonyms for

somehow

[ suhm-hou ]

adverb

  1. in some way not specified, apparent, or known.


somehow

/ ˈʌˌʊ /

adverb

  1. in some unspecified way
  2. Alsosomehow or other by any means that are necessary
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Word History and Origins

Origin of somehow1

First recorded in 1655–65; some + how 1
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. somehow or other, in an undetermined way; by any means possible:

    She was determined to finish college somehow or other.

More idioms and phrases containing somehow

see under or other .
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Example Sentences

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Maybe he’d hit rock bottom somehow and work his way out?

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She added that everyone she spoke to this week – even non-believers – had been marked by his death somehow.

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Of course, there’s so many people supporting but, somehow, Joe is like a man alone in a box.

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Perhaps the Hawkins drama club is the creative team’s hope that culture will somehow survive the tech apocalypse.

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And then somehow, I brought back Brazil, or rather all of my mother’s closet.

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