adv · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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/
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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