Standard Lemma guide

someplace

adv · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsʌmˌpleɪs/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S AH1 M P L EY2 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

Somewhere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, informal, not-comparable

Examples

  • We can't find the damned thing, but it must be someplace.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An unspecified location.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in or at or to some place; (`someplace' is used informally for `somewhere')

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she must be somewhere

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: somewhere

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From some + place.