somewhere

1 of 2

adverb

some·​where ˈsəm-ˌ(h)wer How to pronounce somewhere (audio)
-(ˌ)(h)wər
1
: in, at, from, or to a place unknown or unspecified
mentions it somewhere
2
: to a place symbolizing positive accomplishment or progress
now we're getting somewhere
3
: in the vicinity of : approximately
usually used with about, around, or between
somewhere about nine o'clock
costs somewhere around ten dollars

somewhere

2 of 2

noun

: an undetermined or unnamed place

Examples of somewhere in a Sentence

Adverb The boy ran off somewhere. She lives somewhere in the city. I've seen you somewhere before. His house must be around here somewhere. Do you want to go somewhere else? Noun We looked for somewhere to park the car. I know somewhere nice where we can eat.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
My son was somewhere in a nursery behind her; so were dozens of other wailing newborns. Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024 The next day, the plaintiff recalled, Gobin gave her cash, somewhere between $300 and $400. Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024 But looking at my brand going somewhere else, that was something that took a little bit of thought for me. Okla Jones, Essence, 21 Mar. 2024 Compared with the public debuts of other social media platforms such as Meta (at the time, still Facebook) and Snap, Kennedy said Reddit fell somewhere between those two—and definitely is the biggest IPO for a major social platform since Pinterest’s in 2019. María Soledad Davila Calero, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024 An organic almond farmer whose orchard abuts a conventional one can’t easily dig up his mature trees and replant them somewhere else. Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024 And if you’re headed somewhere fancy, slip-on Vans can add a streetwise edge to romantic wedding guest dresses and oversized suiting alike; keep your makeup and accessories high-minded to sell the contrast even better. Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2024 For many in Southern California, Disneyland sits somewhere between a landmark and a rite of passage, a place of familial and friendship rituals that stays with you long after the grand finale of the evening’s fireworks. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024 Like so many staples in Austin, Ray Benson, the gregarious leader of the Western Swing revival outfit Asleep at the Wheel, could be found lurking somewhere on centerstage. Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
Noun
Gillet said sandhills seek two things when looking for somewhere to stay: Large areas of open water to be protected for roosting, and a source of food. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2024 Looking for somewhere to take your dog in the winter weather? Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 Looking for somewhere to go in 2024, but need a little advice on where, exactly, to jet off to next? Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2024 Looking for somewhere to road trip this summer that doesn’t have bumper-to-bumper traffic on both its highways, city streets and wilderness trails? Consider the Yukon Territory, a huge chunk of Canada in the far northwest between Alaska, British Columbia and the Arctic Ocean. Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023 Serve in a chilled glass and garnish with a twist of lemon for a delicious 5-o-clock-somewhere sip. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2022 For many migrants, the challenge has been to find somewhere to shelter in place safely, and then sustaining themselves for an extended, and still undetermined, amount of time. Rafael Carranza, azcentral, 11 May 2020 Reich envisions letting Nix lead the way for his two-headed monster at running back on somewhere between 10-20% offensive plays next season. Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 4 May 2020 Oil traders are on a desperate quest to find somewhere -- anywhere, really -- to store their crude as tanks from Texas to Siberia fill to capacity. Kevin Crowley, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1647, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of somewhere was in the 13th century

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Cite this Entry

“Somewhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/somewhere. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

somewhere

1 of 2 adverb
some·​where ˈsəm-ˌ(h)we(ə)r How to pronounce somewhere (audio)
-ˌ(h)wa(ə)r,
-(ˌ)(h)wər
1
: in, at, or to a place unknown or unspecified
mentions it somewhere
2
: reasonably close to
somewhere around nine o'clock

somewhere

2 of 2 noun
: an unnamed place
went to somewhere in France

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