somewhere

American  

[suhm-hwair, -wair] / ˈsʌmˌʰwɛər, -ˌwɛər /

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.

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noun

1. an unspecified or uncertain place.

somewhere British  

/ 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

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somewhere Idioms  

More idioms and phrases containing somewhere

• (somewhere) or other
• get somewhere

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Spelling

See anyplace.

Etymology

Origin of somewhere

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

Example Sentences

But there are three sides to most stories: Yours, theirs and somewhere in between.

From MarketWatch

A church, he begins, is “the place where humanity encounters God,” a “somewhere.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In a global bust cycle where supply is too abundant and international prices are weak, supply will need to be cut somewhere.

From Barron's

“I would like to think that he was fed some bad information somewhere along the way,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, it’s more of a bedroom community, many of whose residents leave early each morning to spend their day somewhere else.

From Salon

Related Words

• around
• elsewhere
• here and there
• someplace