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someplace

someplace

561 2.0
In or to a place that is not known
  • adverb
  • /ˈsʌmˌpleɪs/
  • US
translation icon : en algún lugar
  • I'd like to go someplace for Christmas where it's real hot.
  • go someplace
  • someplace else
  • want to be someplace

If you can just find it someplace and sit down and watch it.

Examples

  • For the holiday, we decided to go someplace warm and sunny.

  • Long Island should be somewhere, but it's not here.

  • But if you can learn and go work somewhere, fine.

  • Go someplace where people appreciate my music.

    Small Apartments (2012)

  • I do not know exactly where we are, but we're someplace west of the Village.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • We'll go someplace real secluded instead of here at the house.

    Bloodletting (1997)

  • Isn't it better for you to go someplace where you would be more comfortable?

    Academic text (2006)

  • Later, I asked Effy if she had really gone someplace or just made the whole thing up.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • I want to travel to someplace quiet where I can relax.

  • If you need to clear your head, try going someplace peaceful.

Synonyms

somewhere
vssomeplace
∞ 1.0

In or at a place you do not know

has identical meaning but is a different form
anywhere
vssomeplace
∞ 1.0

In or at any place that is not a particular one

means an unspecified particular place rather than all places
elsewhere
vssomeplace
630 1.1

In a different place

means an unspecified place, not specifically a different one
anyplace
vssomeplace
  • US
45 1.5

In or to any place

means an unspecified particular place rather than any place
thereabouts
vssomeplace
1 4.9

In or near that place

indicates an unspecified place without implying closeness
thereabout
vssomeplace
1 6.7

Near that place, close to the spot

means an unspecified place, not specifically nearby

Surface Forms

someplace positive
somewhere positive

Morphology

someplace = some + place (transparent) = some + place

The meaning 'an unspecified or unknown place' is directly inferable from the clear combination of 'some' + 'place'.

Etymology

Someplace is made from some and place, where some means 'not specific' and place means 'a location'. So, someplace means 'somewhere' or 'an unknown location', and you use it when you do not know exactly where something is.