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

“My dad had a house in Chico, so I had somewhere to go. A lot of people were living in tents at Walmart.”

From Los Angeles Times

Unlike commercial antibiotics, phages evolve alongside their bacterial hosts, dodging and parrying the bacterial response so that for every pathogen, there’s likely a bacteriophage, somewhere, that eats it.

From Salon

He just needs to get paid somewhere else, anywhere else, while the Dodgers should focus their attention on the gleaming product directly in front of them.

From Los Angeles Times

Delhi’s air quality score was somewhere between 1,200 and 1,500 on Monday and Tuesday, according to different monitoring agencies.

From BBC

That said, when you’re flat on your back you have to pick yourself up and start somewhere.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• around
• elsewhere
• here and there
• someplace