Phrase guide

for some reason

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

Expressing uncertainty for the cause or justification of some event or happening.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: om een of andere reden — Translations
  • Finnish: jostain syystä — Translations
  • Finnish: jonkin takia — Translations
  • French: pour une raison ou pour une autre — Translations
  • French: pour une raison que j'ignore — Translations
  • French: bizarrement — Translations
  • French: pour on ne sait quelle raison — Translations
  • French: allez savoir pourquoi — Translations
  • German: irgendwie — Translations
  • German: aus irgendeinem Grund — Translations
  • Hungarian: valamiért — Translations
  • Polish: nie wiedzieć czemu — Translations
  • Portuguese: por algum motivo — Translations
  • Russian: почему́-то (počemú-to) — Translations
  • Russian: по како́й-то причи́не (po kakój-to pričíne) — Translations
  • Swedish: av någon anledning — Translations
  • Tamil: ஏனோ (ēṉō) — Translations
  • Turkish: nedense — Translations
  • Ukrainian: чому́сь (čomúsʹ) — Translations
  • Ukrainian: з яко́їсь причи́ни (z jakójisʹ pryčýny) — Translations