1. adverb [ADVERB after verb, ADV with be, fromADVERB]
You use somewhere to refer to a place without saying exactly where you mean.
I've got a feeling I've seen him before somewhere.
I'm not going home yet. I have to go somewhere else first.
'Perhaps we can talk somewhere privately,' said Kesler.
Somewhere in Ian's room were some of the letters that she had sent him.
Don't I know you from somewhere?
I needed somewhere to live in London.
2. adverb
You use somewhere when giving an approximate amount, number, or time.
It was painted somewhere between 1860 and 1875.
Caray is somewhere between 73 and 80 years of age.
The W.H.O. safety standard for ozone levels is somewhere about a hundred.
Somewhere along the line justice is going to be done.
3.
See be getting somewhere
somewhere in British English
(ˈsʌmˌwɛə)
adverb
1.
in, to, or at some unknown or unspecified place or point
somewhere in England
somewhere between 3 and 4 o'clock
2. get somewhere
somewhere in American English
(ˈsʌmˌhwɛr; ˈsʌmˌwɛr)
adverb
1.
in, to, or at some place not known or specified
lives somewhere nearby
2.
at some time, degree, age, figure, etc. (with about, around, near, in, between, etc.)
somewhere about ten o'clock
noun
3.
an unspecified or undetermined place
Also Chiefly; Dialectal ˈsomeˌwheres
More idioms containing
somewhere
go somewhere under your own steam
a stone's throw from somewhere
take somewhere by storm
Examples of 'somewhere' in a sentence
somewhere
The whole point of being an animal is trying to get somewhere else.
Oliver Morton Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet (2007)
Would it be better to encourage him to find somewhere else to live?
The Sun (2015)
It was taking place somewhere in my cortex.
Wills, Christopher The Runaway Brain: the Evolution of Human Uniqueness (1993)
Keep visiting her so she will know she has somewhere to turn when she gets out.
The Sun (2011)
People want him to play all the time or go somewhere else to play.
The Sun (2012)
Our home is not in the past somewhere.
Christianity Today (2000)
You have to draw the line somewhere.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Or do you just take a holiday to experience somewhere real?
David Boyle AUTHENTICITY: Brands, Fakes, Spin and the Lust for Real Life (2003)
Yet somewhere along the way this slight story becomes unexpectedly profound.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Could you recommend how we might go about finding somewhere?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Or else get a taxi somewhere nice.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They all seemed in a hurry to be somewhere else.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It took me out of a dark place and into somewhere new.
The Sun (2008)
It is important to have somewhere comfortable to go back to after a round.
Peter McEvoy For Love or Money (2006)
It remains to find somewhere in the home which will provide these conditions.
Stickland, Sue Planning the Organic Herb Garden (1986)
The team that wins it will have to win a shootout somewhere along the line.
The Sun (2014)
My ideal holiday is sharing somewhere with a number of families.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Somewhere along the way there is a silly dance.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And who wants to watch a film about somewhere as empty as that?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
For a period they thought they were getting somewhere.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The easy stuff gets solved somewhere by somebody else.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Is the behaviour taking place somewhere of interest?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Hide a single red rose or other special gift or token in the house or somewhere you know your other half will be at a certain time.
The Sun (2012)
Somebody, somewhere, must know what happened.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
somewhere
British English: somewhere /ˈsʌmˌwɛə/ ADVERB
You use somewhere to talk about a place without saying where you mean.
I've seen him before somewhere.
American English: somewhere
Arabic: مَكَانٌ مَا
Brazilian Portuguese: em algum lugar
Chinese: 某处
Croatian: negdje
Czech: někde
Danish: et eller andet sted
Dutch: ergens
European Spanish: en algún sitio
Finnish: jossakin
French: quelque part
German: irgendwo
Greek: κάπου
Italian: da qualche parte
Japanese: どこかに
Korean: 어딘가에
Norwegian: et eller annet sted
Polish: gdzieś
European Portuguese: em algum lugar
Romanian: undeva
Russian: где-то
Latin American Spanish: en algún sitio
Swedish: någonstans
Thai: ที่ใดที่หนึ่ง
Turkish: bir yerde
Ukrainian: десь
Vietnamese: ở một nơi nào đó
All related terms of 'somewhere'
get somewhere
to make progress
be getting somewhere
If you say that you are getting somewhere , you mean that you are making progress towards achieving something.
to set foot somewhere
If you say that someone sets foot in a place, you mean that they enter it or reach it, and you are emphasizing the significance of their action . If you say that someone never sets foot in a place, you are emphasizing that they never go there.
force one's way somewhere
If you force your way through or into somewhere , you have to push or break things that are in your way in order to get there.
take somewhere by storm
to be very successful or popular in a particular place, and to make a good impression on people there
to work your way somewhere
If you work your way somewhere , you move or progress there slowly, and with a lot of effort or work.
a stone's throw from somewhere
very close to a particular place
make somewhere safe for something
If someone tries to make a place safe for a particular activity, they try to make the place suitable for that activity, although their efforts may have very undesirable effects .
go somewhere under your own steam
to make your own arrangements for a journey , rather than letting someone else organize it for you
Chinese translation of 'somewhere'
somewhere
(ˈsʌmwɛəʳ)
adv
(place) 在某处(處) (zài mǒuchù)
I need somewhere to live我需要找个(個)地方住 (wǒ xūyào zhǎo gè dìfang zhù)
I must have lost it somewhere我一定把它丢(丟)在哪儿(兒)了 (wǒ yīdìng bǎ bā diū zài nǎr le)
it's somewhere in Italy这(這)是意大利的某个(個)地方 (zhè shì Yìdàlì de mǒu gè dìfang)
let's go somewhere quiet我们(們)去个(個)安静(靜)的地方吧 (wǒmen qù gè ānjìng de dìfang ba)
somewhere else别(別)的地方 (bié de dìfang)
to be getting somewhere (= making progress) 有些进(進)展 (yǒuxiē jìnzhǎn)
he's somewhere between 65 and 70他的年纪(紀)大约(約)在65至70之间(間) (tā de niánjì dàyuē zài liùshíwǔ zhì qīshí zhījiān)
All related terms of 'somewhere'
somewhere else
别(別)的地方 bié de dìfang
it's somewhere in Italy
这(這)是意大利的某个(個)地方 zhè shì Yìdàlì de mǒu gè dìfang
to be getting somewhere
( making progress ) 有些进(進)展 yǒuxiē jìnzhǎn
to set foot somewhere
去某处(處) qù mǒuchù
to throw o.s. somewhere
重重地倒在某处(處) zhòngzhòng de dǎo zài mǒuchù
I need somewhere to live
我需要找个(個)地方住 wǒ xūyào zhǎo gè dìfang zhù
let's go somewhere quiet
我们(們)去个(個)安静(靜)的地方吧 wǒmen qù gè ānjìng de dìfang ba
to draw sth/sb somewhere
( move ) 把某人/某物拉到某地 bǎ mǒurén/mǒuwù lādào mǒudì ⇒ He drew his chair nearer the fire. → 他把椅子拉到炉火旁。 Tā bǎ yǐzi lādào lúhuǒ páng.
to station o.s. somewhere
呆在某处(處) dāi zài mǒuchù
he's somewhere between 65 and 70
他的年纪(紀)大约(約)在65至70之间(間) tā de niánjì dàyuē zài liùshíwǔ zhì qīshí zhījiān
I must have lost it somewhere
我一定把它丢(丟)在哪儿(兒)了 wǒ yīdìng bǎ bā diū zài nǎr le
it must be about here somewhere
一定在这(這)周围(圍)的某个(個)地方 yīdìng zài zhè zhōuwéi de mǒu gè dìfang