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somewhy

adv · 1 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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  • /ˈsʌmwai/
  • /ˈsʌmʍai/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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adv

Meaning 1

For some reason.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From some + why, in analogy with somewhere, somehow etc.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: ial — for some reason
  • Polish: jakoś — for some reason
  • Russian: почему-то (počemu-to) — for some reason
  • Ukrainian: чомусь (čomus') — for some reason