somewhere

[ suhm-hwair, -wair ]

/ ˈsʌmˌʰwɛər, -ˌwɛər /

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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.

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Origin of somewhere

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; see origin at some, where

usage note for somewhere

See anyplace.

Words nearby somewhere

sometime, sometimes, someway, somewhat, somewhen, somewhere, somewhere along the line, somewheres, somewhile, somewhither, somewise

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How to use somewhere in a sentence

But maybe you have to start somewhere else — with Lamont Waltman Marvin, Monty, his father, the Chief, the old man.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The detectives are still at it, seeking to account for a period of time when Brinsley may well have paused to sit somewhere.
Exclusive: Inside a Cop-Killer’s Final Hours|Michael Daly|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Maybe I have come more to terms with, somewhere over the years, that people will think whatever they think.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination|Mindy Farabee|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
How a car would be sent to collect him and he would be taken somewhere.
Victim: I Watched British MPs Rape and Murder Young Boys|Nico Hines|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

(Somewhere, on another cloud, live gigabytes of photos from these very parties).
I’m a Digital Hoarder|Lizzie Crocker|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The King of Delhi had a hunting-lodge somewhere in the locality, but he had never seen the place.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
The lovers got up, with only a silent protest, and walked slowly away somewhere else.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
He decided not to return home directly; he wanted to go somewhere, but did not care to stay in Chicago.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
I have never known a trader in philanthropy who was not wrong in his head or heart somewhere or other.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
"I have a letter somewhere," looking in the machine drawer and finding the letter in the bottom of the workbasket.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin

British Dictionary definitions for somewhere

somewhere

/ (ˈsʌmˌwɛə) /

adverb

in, to, or at some unknown or unspecified place or pointsomewhere in England; somewhere between 3 and 4 o'clock

get somewhere informal to make progress

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with somewhere

somewhere

In addition to the idiom beginning with somewhere

somewhere along the line

also see:

get somewhere
(somewhere) or other

somewhere

Origin of somewhere

usage note for somewhere

Words nearby somewhere

Words related to somewhere

How to use somewhere in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for somewhere

Other Idioms and Phrases with somewhere