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

He figured it was coming from another fire somewhere else or it was the remnants of the New Year’s fire.

From Los Angeles Times

It was somewhere around 8:30 in the morning and it felt like I had the entire place to myself.

From Los Angeles Times

Suddenly, in the distance, a large cloud of smoke bloomed somewhere beyond the destroyed edge of Gaza’s Nuseirat camp.

From Los Angeles Times

And so "no matter how unsuitable a breed may be for a particular person, someone somewhere will sell them one".

From BBC

Funny thing is, I think we do know this, maybe not consciously but somewhere deep in our bones.

From Salon

Related Words

• around 
• elsewhere 
• here and there 
• someplace