somewhere

A2
US /ˈsʌm.wɛɹ/ UK /ˈsʌm.wɛː/
adv noun Freq #642

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in or at or to some place

    They must be somewhere in this park.

  2. 2
    noun

    an indefinite or unknown location

    they moved to somewhere in Spain

  3. 3
    adv

    In an uncertain or unspecified location.

    I must have left my glasses somewhere.

  4. 4
    adv

    To an uncertain or unspecified location.

    He plans to go somewhere warm for his vacation.

  5. 5
    adv

    At some unspecified point.

    I don't remember the exact number, but it was somewhere between 200 and 300.

  6. 6
    noun

    Unspecified or unknown (unlocated) place or location.

    We have come from somewhere and we are going somewhere, but because life is an unending circle, we are again going to come from a somewhere, and we are again going to go to a somewhere, and this will go on, and on, and on.

  7. 7
    noun

    A person with strong cultural or social ties that are exclusive to a specific place.

Etymology

From some + where.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in or at or to some place someplace
More somewheres
Word family
Derived forms somewhereness

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