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- [suhm-hwair, -wair]
- /ˈsʌmˌʰwɛər, -ˌwɛər/
- /ˈsʌmweə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhm-hwair, -wair]
- /ˈsʌmˌʰwɛər, -ˌwɛər/
Definitions of somewhere word
- adverb somewhere in or at some place not specified, determined, or known: They live somewhere in Michigan. 1
- adverb somewhere to some place not specified or known: They went out somewhere. 1
- adverb somewhere at or to some point in amount, degree, etc. (usually followed by about, near, etc.): He is somewhere about 60 years old. 1
- adverb somewhere at some point of time (usually followed by about, between, in, etc.): somewhere about 1930; somewhere between 1930 and 1940; somewhere in the 1930s. 1
- noun somewhere an unspecified or uncertain place. 1
- adverb somewhere unknown place 1
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Origin of somewhere
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1150-1200; See origin at some, where
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Somewhere
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
somewhere popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
somewhere usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for somewhere
adv somewhere
- after a while — some time later
- after all — You use after all when introducing a statement which supports or helps explain something you have just said.
- all but — All but a particular person or thing means everyone or everything except that person or thing.
- as good as — 'As good as' can be used to mean 'almost.'
- at last — If you say that something has happened at last or at long last you mean it has happened after you have been hoping for it for a long time.
adverb somewhere
- anyplace — Anyplace means the same as anywhere.
- anywhere — You use anywhere in statements with negative meaning to indicate that a place does not exist.
- climactically — In a climactic fashion; like, or as, a climax.
- elsewhere — In, at, or to some other place or other places.
- otherwhere — elsewhere.
Antonyms for somewhere
adverb somewhere
- nowhere — in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found.
Top questions with somewhere
- somewhere over the rainbow. what a wonderful world?
- somewhere over the rainbow what a wonderful world?
- who wrote somewhere over the rainbow?
- where was somewhere in time filmed?
- how to get out of going somewhere?
- so why don't we go somewhere only we know?
- so why dont we go somewhere only we know?
- who sings somewhere over the rainbow?
- how to convince your parents to let you go somewhere?
- who sings it's 5 o clock somewhere?
- how to play somewhere over the rainbow?
- who originally sang somewhere over the rainbow?
- so why don t we go somewhere only we know?
- how to play somewhere over the rainbow on ukulele?
- somewhere or some where?
See also
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