somewhere

[suhm-hwair, -wair]

adverb

1. in or at some place not specified, determined, or known.

   They live somewhere in Michigan.

2. to some place not specified or known.

   They went out somewhere.

3. at or to some point in amount, degree, etc. (usually followed by about, near, etc.).

   He is somewhere about 60 years old.

4. 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

1. an unspecified or uncertain place.

somewhere

/ ˈsʌmˌwɛə /

adverb

1. in, to, or at some unknown or unspecified place or point

   somewhere in England

   somewhere between 3 and 4 o'clock

2. informal,  to make progress

Spelling Note

See anyplace.

Word History and Origins

Origin of somewhere¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

• (somewhere) or other
• get somewhere

Example Sentences

And for many people, myself included, those things blur together somewhere along the way.

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It’s as if you saw me working somewhere, you’d be worried.

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Juanita and Paloma have somewhere to get to, and on the way, Juanita is venting about her boss asking her to do more work than was agreed upon and how she demanded a raise.

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My neighbors need somewhere to stay after a house fire.

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“People are interested in being somewhere that is slightly further away at the bottom of the world, that is totally connected but feels safe and secure…away from the noise,” she says.

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Related Words

• around 
• elsewhere 
• here and there 
• someplace