somewhile

some·while

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suhm-hwahyl, -wahyl]
- /ˈsʌmˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪl/
- /sˈʌmwaɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhm-hwahyl, -wahyl]
- /ˈsʌmˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪl/

Definitions of somewhile word

adverb somewhile at some former time. 1
adverb somewhile at one time or another; sometime. 1
adverb somewhile at times; sometimes. 1
adverb somewhile for some time. 1
abbreviation SOMEWHILE sometimes 0

See all 5 definitions of somewhile

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Origin of somewhile

First appearance:

before 1125

One of the 6% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1125-75; See origin at some, while

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Somewhile

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Somewhile

somewhile popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

somewhile usage trend in Literature

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