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somewhither

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

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adv

Meaning 1

To some indeterminate place; to some place or other; to somewhere

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, literary, not-comparable

Examples

  • 1884, Oliver Wendell Holmes, "In our youths, our hearts were touched with fire", Memorial Day speech, 30 May 1884, Keene, New Hampshire, USA, Speech delivered before John Sedgwick Post No. 4, Grand Army of the Republic All that is required of you is that you should go somewhither as hard as ever you can.

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History

Etymology

From Middle English somwhether; equivalent to some + whither.

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