Definitions for SOMEHOW
ˈsʌmˌhaʊsome·how

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. somehow, someway, someways, in some way, in some manneradverb

   in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

   "they managed somehow"; "he expected somehow to discover a woman who would love him"; "he tried to make is someway acceptable"

2. somehowadverb

   for some unspecified reason

   "It doesn't seem fair somehow"; "he had me dead to rights but somehow I got away with it";

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. somehowadverb

   In one way or another; in some way not yet known or designated; by some means; as, the thing must be done somehow; he lives somehow.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Somehowadjective

   One way or other; I know not how.

   Etymology: some and how.

   The vesicular cells may be for receiving the arterial and nervous juices, that, by their action upon one another, they may be swelled somehow, so as to shorten the length of every fibril. George Cheyne.

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1. somehow

   Somehow is an adverb that is used to indicate an uncertain method or manner in which something occurs or is accomplished. It implies that the means or reasons behind it may not be clear or easily explainable.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Somehowadverb

   in one way or another; in some way not yet known or designated; by some means; as, the thing must be done somehow; he lives somehow

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SOMEHOW' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2378

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SOMEHOW' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2031

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SOMEHOW' in Adverbs Frequency: #184

How to pronounce SOMEHOW?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Karen

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SOMEHOW in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SOMEHOW in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of SOMEHOW in a Sentence

1. Matt Jacobi:

   We really wanted to give her something that she could enjoy, but also something that would be meaningful to her and somehow connected to the wedding she will be a part of.

2. Nichole Georgeou:

   There's this idea that is in-built in voluntourism that we in the West have the knowledge and the skills to make a difference, we have a right to make a difference, it doesn't even matter if we're unskilled, it's just the good will that matters because we're somehow bonding anyway.

3. Danielle Meitiv:

   We have no problem with people looking out for our kids. That's actually what people always did, look out for each other, it's the idea that looking out for them then becomes reporting them to the police and making it criminal... that it becomes somehow this is neglect. My kids were playing at the park.

4. Republican Rep. Jason Lewis:

   If you're trying to suggest that that somehow I've got these horrible attitudes or because you were engaged in a provocative radio talk show, even though your record in Congress is very mainstream -- Gov Track, puts me as a moderate, i'm working with( Democratic Rep.) Bobby Scott on criminal justice reform. I wrote a number of op-eds over the years questioning the efficacy of the drug war and specifically citing its impact on minority communities. My actual record is, is fairly clear. So when you take a quote in the context of a rhetorical discussion and put it in a headline that's even worse -- I do think that's out of context.

5. Vande Hei:

   So, when we are on the space station that's a capability that we need to maintain somehow. But, we also want to start having these new capabilities, like you mentioned, with the Artemis program, it's going to be really hard if we can't do both of those things, all of those things, if all of the burden of that falls on the taxpayer.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SOMEHOW
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Somehow
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SOMEHOW
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SOMEHOW