/ˈsʌm.weə/
Translation
In or to some place, but you do not say which one.
Word origin
From some plus where, so it means in some place.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- some and where
Examples
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"Somewhere" means in some place, but we do not know which.
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Here "somewhere" means to some place, without saying which one.
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Here "somewhere" points to a place we cannot name exactly.
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