somehow

adverb

some·​how ˈsəm-ˌhau̇ 

: in one way or another not known or designated : by some means

we'll manage somehow

Examples of somehow in a Sentence

She somehow managed to find her earring in the sand.

It will all work out somehow.

Recent Examples on the Web

The trades The Blues will somehow, some way trade for a star/elite player. — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Gloria somehow held the urgency of it all without ever losing her lightness. — Emma Watson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Yet somehow, as an organism grows, cells know where to go and what to be without top-down direction. — Matthew Hutson, Scientific American, 6 Sep. 2026

His father, Francisco, was also wary, afraid that the town’s militarization would somehow provoke further conflict. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing somehow

• somehow or other

Rhymes for somehow

• anyhow
• carabao
• disallow
• disavow
• allow
• avow
• chiao
• endow
• eyebrow
• highbrow
• lanao
• meow

Kids Definition

somehow

adverb

some·​how -ˌhau̇ 

: in one way or another

we'll manage somehow