somewhere

[ suhm-hwair, -wair ]

adverb

1. in or at some place not specified, determined, or known:

   They live somewhere in Michigan.

2. to some place not specified or known:

   They went out somewhere.

3. at or to some point in amount, degree, etc. (usually followed by about, near, etc.):

   He is somewhere about 60 years old.

4. 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

1. an unspecified or uncertain place.

somewhere

/ ˈsʌmˌwɛə /

adverb

1. in, to, or at some unknown or unspecified place or point

   somewhere between 3 and 4 o'clock

   somewhere in England

2. get somewhere informal.
   to make progress

Spelling Note

See anyplace.

Word History and Origins

Origin of somewhere¹

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; some, where

Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idiom beginning with somewhere , also see get somewhere ; (somewhere) or other .

Example Sentences

But maybe you have to start somewhere else — with Lamont Waltman Marvin, Monty, his father, the Chief, the old man.

From The Daily Beast

The detectives are still at it, seeking to account for a period of time when Brinsley may well have paused to sit somewhere.

From The Daily Beast

Maybe I have come more to terms with, somewhere over the years, that people will think whatever they think.

From The Daily Beast

How a car would be sent to collect him and he would be taken somewhere.

From The Daily Beast

(Somewhere, on another cloud, live gigabytes of photos from these very parties).

From The Daily Beast

The King of Delhi had a hunting-lodge somewhere in the locality, but he had never seen the place.

From Project Gutenberg

The lovers got up, with only a silent protest, and walked slowly away somewhere else.

From Project Gutenberg

He decided not to return home directly; he wanted to go somewhere, but did not care to stay in Chicago.

From Project Gutenberg

I have never known a trader in philanthropy who was not wrong in his head or heart somewhere or other.

From Project Gutenberg

"I have a letter somewhere," looking in the machine drawer and finding the letter in the bottom of the workbasket.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• around
• elsewhere
• here and there
• someplace