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somewhere
[ suhm-hwair, -wair ]
adverb
- in or at some place not specified, determined, or known:
They live somewhere in Michigan.
- to some place not specified or known:
They went out somewhere.
- at or to some point in amount, degree, etc. (usually followed by about, near, etc.):
He is somewhere about 60 years old.
- at some point of time (usually followed by about, between, in, etc.):
somewhere about 1930; somewhere between 1930 and 1940; somewhere in the 1930s.
noun
- an unspecified or uncertain place.
somewhere
/ ˈʌˌɛə /
adverb
- in, to, or at some unknown or unspecified place or point
somewhere between 3 and 4 o'clock
somewhere in England
- get somewhere informal.to make progress
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Word History and Origins
Origin of somewhere1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with somewhere , also see get somewhere ; (somewhere) or other .Example Sentences
And you know, he also correctly pointed out that most of these specialists, historically, contemporarily, were coming from somewhere else.
If I avoid looking into a mirror and take a bite, I am my nineteen year old self — sun bleached locks framing my face, leaner and more muscular — always somewhere close to a water’s edge.
We ended up somewhere quiet, a little inn lighted with backup power and kindness.
Due to his challenging behaviour and a condition that induces severe vomiting, he remained in hospital for months as they struggled to find somewhere long term that could accommodate his needs.
"Obviously it would have been nicer to have been somewhere stable and to have been able to properly relax… but we weren't in that position", she told the jury.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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