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somewhere

1.0

A place that is not named or known

noun
/ˈsʌmˌwɛr/

: algún lugar

Somewheres in between.

Examples

It's not my place to say, but what she's got in mind is a jolly holiday somewheres or other.

Mary Poppins (1964)
No, no, they're still there somewhere, but they're not here.
May or may not have left my credit card somewhere tonight.
So between those two somewhere is my guess.
Kong Island should be somewhere, but it's not here.
While a totally wild guess, somewhere in Europe, maybe Italy.
And I am, as I've written somewhere, glad to be here.
So this is something that's been circulating somewhere for, for a while.
There's another cat somewhere, but he's just a Fido.
I left my keys somewhere in the house and can't find them.

Synonyms

someplace

vssomewhere

561 2.0

In or to a place that is not known

has identical meaning but is the more common or general form

Idioms

somewhere along the line

Informal

24 4.6

At some point during a process or series of events

How Exact

street address

4 1.0

location

41 1.4

whereabouts

157 4.0

somewhere

1.0

Surface Forms

somewhere singular

somewheres plural

Morphology

somewhere = some + where (transparent) = some + where

The meaning 'an indefinite place' is a direct nominal use of the compound 'some' + 'where', readily inferable by learners.

Etymology

Somewhere comes from two simple parts, some and where, which mean 'some' and 'place'. Think of it like someone for people: a somewhere is 'some place' you do not know or do not name, an indefinite location.