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somewheres

[ suhm-hwairz, -wairz ]
/ ˈsʌmˌʰwɛərz, -ˌwɛərz /
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adverb Nonstandard.

somewhere.

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RELATED WORDS

elsewhere, around, someplace, about, scattered

Nearby words

  1. someway,
  2. somewhat,
  3. somewhen,
  4. somewhere,
  5. somewhere along the line,
  6. somewhile,
  7. somewhither,
  8. somewise,
  9. somital,
  10. somite

Origin of somewheres

1805–15; somewhere + -s1

Definition for somewheres (2 of 2)

somewhere

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

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, where

Usage note

See anyplace.
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British Dictionary definitions for somewheres

somewhere

/ (ˈsʌmˌwɛə) /

adverb

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for somewheres

somewhere

adv.

c.1200, from some + where.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Idioms and Phrases with somewheres

somewhere

In addition to the idiom beginning with somewhere

  • somewhere along the line

also see:

  • get somewhere
  • (somewhere) or other
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