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adverb some·where \ ˈsəm-ˌ(h)wer , -(ˌ)(h)wər \

Definition of somewhere

1 :in, at, from, or to a place unknown or unspecified

mentions it somewhere

2 :to a place symbolizing positive accomplishment or progress

now we're getting somewhere

3 :in the vicinity of :approximately

somewhere about nine o'clock

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Examples of somewhere in a Sentence

The boy ran off somewhere.
She lives somewhere in the city.
I've seen you somewhere before.
His house must be around here somewhere.
Do you want to go somewhere else?

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Harvey is currently moving through the northwest Gulf of Mexico and is expected to make another landfall somewhere in southwest Louisiana late Tuesday night or Wednesday.

— jennifer larino, NOLA.com, "How much more Harvey rain will New Orleans get?," 29 Aug. 2017
Somewhere in that deck is a 36th card representing Varys, the Master of Whispers.

— joshua rivera, GQ, "Game of Thrones," 29 Aug. 2017
This person didn’t mean anything by it.’’ Clarity strides somewhere in between.

— cincinnati enquirer, Cincinnati.com, "Doc: No clear solution to offensive symbols," 22 Aug. 2017
The Bitter Friend A bitter friend may have once been a great ally and confidante but somewhere along the friendship path, jealousy set into the heart of the now bitter friend, says Thomas.

— helaina hovitz, Teen Vogue, "How to Spot a Toxic Friend," 18 Aug. 2017
And that means a tradeoff must be made somewhere else in the tax code.

— russell berman, The Atlantic, "The Tax Break Dividing the Republican Party," 17 Aug. 2017
Even though this is the first solar eclipse since 1918 to go coast to coast in the United States, there is a total solar eclipse somewhere in the world about every 18 months.

— shaena montanari, National Geographic, "How to Watch the Total Solar Eclipse From Anywhere," 16 Aug. 2017
In Europe as a whole, somewhere around 92 percent of babies diagnosed with Down syndrome are aborted.

— alexandra desanctis, National Review, "Iceland Eliminates People with Down Syndrome," 16 Aug. 2017
Lillian Lee McKim was born in Roslyn, New York in November of 1931 (or somewhere thereabouts; Lilly was always a bit coy about her age).

— caroline hallemann, Town & Country, "The Fascinating Story of How Lilly Pulitzer Came to Be," 10 Aug. 2017

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First Known Use of somewhere

13th century

somewhere Synonyms

Synonyms

about, all but, borderline, fair [chiefly British], fairly, feckly [chiefly Scottish], more or less, most, much, near, nearly, next to, nigh, practically, almost, virtually, well-nigh

Related Words

appreciably, by and large, chiefly, largely, mainly, mostly; kind of, partially, partly, somewhat

Near Antonyms

absolutely, altogether, completely, entirely, fully, plain, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, thoroughly; totally, utterly, well, wholly; barely, hardly, scarcely

somewhere

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Definition of somewhere

:an undetermined or unnamed place

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Examples of somewhere in a Sentence

We looked for somewhere to park the car.
I know somewhere nice where we can eat.

Recent Examples of somewhere from the Web

The rest of the people in the city are trying to find somewhere to go to figure out how to get out of their situations.

— OregonLive.com, "Football coaches blame surge in transfers on rise of 'AAU-type' culture (Part 2)," 15 Aug. 2017
SOMEWHERE between occult Turin and stuffy bourgeois Turin — though not unconnected with either — is artistic Turin.

— nikil saval, New York Times, "The Ghosts of Turin," 10 May 2017
GRAHAM: But there is a record somewhere of who would make a request to unmask the conversation with General Flynn and the Russian ambassador?

— washington post staff, Washington Post, "Full transcript: Sally Yates and James Clapper testify on Russian election interference," 8 May 2017

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Definition of somewhere for English Language Learners

: in, at, or to a place not known, named, or specified
: close to a specified number, time, or amount

somewhere

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Definition of somewhere for English Language Learners

: a place not known, named, or specified

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adverb some·where \ ˈsəm-ˌhwer , -ˌwer \

Definition of somewhere for Students

1 :in, at, or to a place not known or named

The boy ran off somewhere.

2 :rather close to

They arrived somewhere around two o'clock.

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