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.
Origin of somewhere
Middle English word dating back to
1150–1200; see origin at
some,
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Contemporary Examples of somewhere
Maybe I have come more to terms with, somewhere over the years, that people will think whatever they think.
(Somewhere, on another cloud, live gigabytes of photos from these very parties).
Yet somewhere between soundchecks and read-throughs, he still finds time to keep diversifying his resumé.
After processing in everyone else, the cops took him somewhere for a reminder of their thoughts on “rapos.”
So it could have passed—no, would have passed—by somewhere in the 260-175 range.
Historical Examples of somewhere
It was for ever fighting someone, somewhere, for causes which did not interest the subjects at all.
Somewhere there is a ship that needs it, or if not, the light does its duty.
Somewhere between 1267 and 1280 the Castle had been destroyed and rebuilt.
The boy was philandering, junketing, somewhere on the Riviera.
Somewhere in him were the seeds of self-sacrifice, the seeds of a generous devotion to others.
British Dictionary definitions for somewhereadverb
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
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Word Origin and History for somewhereOnline Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Idioms and Phrases with somewhereIn addition to the idiom beginning with somewhere
also see:
- get somewhere
- (somewhere) or other
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