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summat

adv · pron · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsʌmət/
  • /ˈsʊmət/
  • /ˈzʌmət/
  • /ˈzʊmət/
  • rhymes with -ʌmət
  • homophone: summit (weak vowel merger)

1

adv

Meaning 1

Something (“to a degree”); somewhat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: England, Yorkshire, informal, not-comparable

Qualifier: especially Lancashire

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

pron

Meaning 2

Something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: England, Yorkshire, indefinite, informal, pronoun

Qualifier: especially Lancashire

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Dialectal variant of somewhat attested from the 18th century. Joseph Wright suggested that it might be a contraction of "some that" in A Grammar of the Dialect of Windhill (page 78).