Standard Lemma guide

somewhere

adv · noun · 7 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈsʌm.wɛɹ/
  • General-American: /ˈsʌm.ʍɛɹ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsʌm.wɛː/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsʌm.wɛə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsʌm.ʍɛə/
  • Scotland: /ˈsʌm.hweːɹ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S AH1 M W EH2 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an uncertain or unspecified location.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • I must have left my glasses somewhere.
  • I've hidden candy somewhere in this room.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

To an uncertain or unspecified location.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • He plans to go somewhere warm for his vacation.
  • I have to go somewhere at lunch. Can I meet you at 2?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

At some unspecified point.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Unspecified or unknown (unlocated) place or location.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, uncommon

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: anywhere, cosmopolite

6

adverb

Meaning 6

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: someplace

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

an indefinite or unknown location

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they moved to somewhere in Spain

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: location

History

Etymology

From some + where.

Across languages

Translations

154 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَكَان مَا (makān mā) — in some place
  • Arabic: فشي موضع (faši muḍaʔ) — in some place
  • Arabic: فشي بلاصة (faši blāṣa) — in some place
  • Assamese: ক’ৰবাত (körobat) — in some place
  • Assamese: কোনো এঠাইত (künü ethait) — in some place
  • Azerbaijani: haradasa — in some place
  • Azerbaijani: hardasa — in some place
  • Belarusian: дзе́сьці (dzjésʹci) — in some place
  • Belarusian: дзе́сь (dzjésʹ) — in some place
  • Belarusian: дзе-не́будзь (dzje-njébudzʹ) — in some place
  • Bengali: কোথাও (kōthaō) — in some place
  • Bulgarian: ня́къде (njákǎde) — in some place
  • Bulgarian: не́йде (néjde) — in some place
  • Chinese Mandarin: 某處 /某处 (mǒuchù) — in some place
  • Ngazidja Comorian: pvahanu — in some place
  • Cornish: neb tyller — in some place
  • Cornish: neb le — in some place
  • Cornish: neb tu — in some place
  • Crimean Tatar: bir yerde — in some place
  • Czech: někde — in some place
  • Danish: nogensteds — in some place
  • Danish: nogetsteds — in some place
  • Dutch: ergens — in some place
  • Esperanto: ie — in some place
  • Estonian: kuskil — in some place
  • Estonian: kusagil — in some place
  • Faroese: einastaðni — in some place
  • Faroese: onkustaðni — in some place
  • Finnish: jossakin — in some place
  • Finnish: jossain — in some place
  • French: quelque part — in some place
  • West-Frisian: earne — in some place
  • Galician: nalgures — in some place
  • Georgian: სადღაც (sadɣac) — in some place
  • German: irgendwo — in some place
  • Greek: κάπου (kápou) — in some place
  • Ancient Greek: πού (poú) — in some place
  • Greek: κού (koú) — in some place
  • Hebrew: הֵיכָן שֶׁהוּא (heykhan shehu) — in some place
  • Hebrew: אֵיפֹה שֶׁהוּא (eyfo shehu) — in some place
  • Hindi: कहीं (kahī̃) — in some place
  • Hungarian: valahol — in some place
  • Icelandic: einhvers staðar — in some place
  • Italian: da qualche parte — in some place
  • Italian: in qualche luogo — in some place
  • Italian: in qualche parte — in some place
  • Japanese: どこかに (dokoka ni) — in some place
  • Japanese: どこかで (dokoka de) — in some place
  • Korean: 어딘가에 (eodin'ga'e) — in some place
  • Ladin: nzaul — in some place
  • Latgalian: nazkur — in some place
  • Latgalian: kur naviņ — in some place
  • Latgalian: kazyn kur — in some place
  • Latin: alicubi — in some place
  • Latvian: kaut kur — in some place
  • Lithuanian: kažkur — in some place
  • Luxembourgish: anzwousch — in some place
  • Macedonian: некаде (nekade) — in some place
  • Māori: i te wāhi kē — in some place
  • Marathi: कुठे तरी (kuṭhe tarī) — in some place
  • Nahuatl: cana — in some place
  • Norman: à tchique bord — in some place
  • Old English: hwǣrhwugu — in some place
  • Persian: یه جایی (ye-jâyi) — in some place
  • Polish: gdzieś — in some place
  • Portuguese: em algum lugar — in some place
  • Portuguese: algures — in some place
  • Romanian: undeva — in some place
  • Russian: где́-то (gdé-to) — in some place
  • Russian: где́-нибудь (gdé-nibudʹ) — in some place
  • Sanskrit: कुत्रापि (kutrāpi) — in some place
  • Serbo-Croatian: negdje — in some place
  • Serbo-Croatian: nȅgde — in some place
  • Serbo-Croatian: не̏гдје — in some place
  • Serbo-Croatian: не̏где — in some place
  • Slovak: niekde — in some place
  • Slovene: nekjé — in some place
  • Spanish: en alguna parte — in some place
  • Spanish: en algún lugar — in some place
  • Spanish: en algún sitio — in some place
  • Swedish: någonstans — in some place
  • Tajik: ким-куҷо (kim-kujo) — in some place
  • Telugu: ఎక్కడో (ekkaḍō) — in some place
  • Turkish: bir yerde — in some place
  • Ukrainian: десь (desʹ) — in some place
  • Ukrainian: де-не́будь (de-nébudʹ) — in some place
  • Vietnamese: đâu đó — in some place
  • Walloon: ene sadju — in some place
  • Walloon: ene sawice — in some place
  • Walloon: kéke pårt — in some place
  • Welsh: rhywle — in some place
  • Yiddish: ערגעץ (ergets) — in some place
  • Assamese: ক’ৰবালৈ (körbaloi) — to some place
  • Assamese: কেনিবা (keniba) — to some place
  • Assamese: কোনোবাফালে (künübaphale) — to some place
  • Azerbaijani: harasa — to some place
  • Belarusian: куды́сьці (kudýsʹci) — to some place
  • Belarusian: куды́сь (kudýsʹ) — to some place
  • Belarusian: куды́-не́будзь (kudý-njébudzʹ) — to some place
  • Bulgarian: ня́къде (njákǎde) — to some place
  • Bulgarian: наня́къде (nanjákǎde) — to some place
  • Chinese Mandarin: 某處 /某处 (mǒuchù) — to some place
  • Crimean Tatar: bir yerge — to some place
  • Czech: někam — to some place
  • Dutch: ergens heen — to some place
  • Esperanto: ien — to some place
  • Finnish: johonkin — to some place
  • Finnish: jonnekin — to some place
  • French: quelque part — to some place
  • Galician: algures — to some place
  • Galician: nalgures — to some place
  • German: irgendwohin — to some place
  • Hungarian: valahová — to some place
  • Italian: da qualche parte — to some place
  • Italian: in qualche luogo — to some place
  • Japanese: どこかへ (dokoka e) — to some place
  • Korean: 어딘가에 (eodin'ga'e) — to some place
  • Ladin: nzaul — to some place
  • Latin: aliquō — to some place
  • Macedonian: некаде (nekade) — to some place
  • Macedonian: на некаде (na nekade) — to some place
  • Māori: ki te wāhi kē — to some place
  • Marathi: कुठे तरी (kuṭhe tarī) — to some place
  • Norman: à tchique bord — to some place
  • Old English: hwæderhwugu — to some place
  • Polish: gdzieś — to some place
  • Polish: dokądś — to some place
  • Portuguese: a algum lugar — to some place
  • Romanian: undeva — to some place
  • Russian: куда́-то (kudá-to) — to some place
  • Russian: куда́-нибудь (kudá-nibudʹ) — to some place
  • Serbo-Croatian: nekamo — to some place
  • Serbo-Croatian: nekuda — to some place
  • Serbo-Croatian: некамо — to some place
  • Serbo-Croatian: некуда — to some place
  • Slovak: niekam — to some place
  • Slovene: nékam — to some place
  • Spanish: a alguna parte — to some place
  • Swedish: någonstans — to some place
  • Talysh: ای جگایی (i jəgâi) — to some place
  • Telugu: ఎక్కడికో (ekkaḍikō) — to some place
  • Turkish: bir yerde — to some place
  • Ukrainian: куди́сь (kudýsʹ) — to some place
  • Ukrainian: десь (desʹ) — to some place
  • Vietnamese: đâu đó — to some place
  • Welsh: rywle — to some place
  • Welsh: i rywle — to some place
  • Finnish: jokin paikka — some unspecified place
  • Kazakh: әлдеқайда (äldeqaida) — some unspecified place
  • Māori: wīwī (wīwī and wāwā usually used together) — some unspecified place
  • Māori: wāwā — some unspecified place
  • Māori: wāhi kē — some unspecified place
  • Spanish: alguna parte — some unspecified place
  • Welsh: rhyw le — some unspecified place
Real reading context

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