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

Two police officers who visit my home quickly discover it was clocked by a number plate recognition camera shortly after midnight somewhere in Glasgow, about 20 miles away.

From BBC

There was a glimmer of optimism but it petered out; death by phases in the end, 29 of them that went somewhere and then nowhere, a bit like Townsend's regime, you might say.

From BBC

But the sun is always shining somewhere, nevertheless.

From Salon

It is not easy to just live somewhere else if your house is on a busy road.

From BBC

Their real homes and civic pride are somewhere else.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• around
• elsewhere
• here and there
• someplace