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[ suhm-hou ] / ˈsʌmˌhaʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR somehow ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbin some way not specified, apparent, or known. Idioms for somehowsomehow or other, in an undetermined way; by any means possible: She was determined to finish college somehow or other.
Origin of somehowFirst recorded in 1655–65; some + how1 Words nearby somehowsome, somebody, somebody up there loves me, someday, somedeal, somehow, someone, someplace, somersault, Somerset, Somerset House Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for somehowThere is no such thing as speech so hateful or offensive it somehow “justifies” or “legitimizes” the use of violence. Trolls and Martyrdom: Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie|Arthur Chu|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST Michelle Obama tweeting a hashtag is somehow cause for outrage. Political Memes That Absolutely Must Die in 2015|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST The whys the wherefores, I think a lot of that is somehow a link from decoding texts, as they say in graduate school. Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination|Mindy Farabee|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Somehow, the brevity of the message creates an inverse potential for misunderstanding. What Would Jane Eyre Sext?|Jennie Yabroff|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Somehow Turner nailed that one second of surpassing natural force. Why Can’t Movies Capture Genius?|Clive Irving|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Somehow he had expected to find her there, and he watched her again, as he had done through Pre Antoine's vines. Another thing I noticed was a boyish kind of lisp, which somehow, I could not say why, gave to the man an added charm. Theodore Watts-Dunton|James Douglas But, somehow, Jefferson Creede took the lead and rode with his eyes cast down, lest they should be dazzled by the vision. Hidden Water|Dane Coolidge Though I laughed at my foolishness, I somehow suspected that she now viewed me with distinct misgiving. The Golden Face|William Le Queux And on this her wedding-day she loved them all with a hungry pain, somehow, as never before. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863|Various
British Dictionary definitions for somehow
adverbin some unspecified way Also: somehow or other by any means that are necessary Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with somehowThe American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to somehowanyway, anyhow, after a fashion, anywise, by hook or crook, come what may, one way or another, somehow or other |