Kilo Lingo

somehow

/ˈsʌm.haʊ/

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Translation

In some way that you do not know or cannot say.

Word origin

From some plus how, meaning in some way not known.

Origin
Middle English
Root
some how

Examples

, .

Here "somehow" means we do not know quite how we found it.

, .

"Somehow" means in a way that is hard to explain.

.

Here "somehow" means "in some way", even if it is not clear yet.

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This word is part of lesson 20.