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

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say somehow in sign language?

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. Raul Andino:

   If I get this inactivated polio vaccine and somehow I get infected, I would not know that I got infected because I am completely protected, but I will act as a vector, transmitting this virus almost at the same rate as if I had no vaccination, it's very effective to prevent disease, but it's not effective to prevent spread from people to people.

2. T.R. Threston:

   Social climbers are a bit like rats. You know you should avoid them, but, somehow one or two manage to sneak into your life anyhow.

3. Dossie Easton:

   Sexual jealousy is supposed to be somehow unconquerable and immovable, but that is a myth. It's really serious emotional work to unlearn jealousy and cultivate other ways to feel secure in a relationship, but it's possible. I've been doing it in my practice for the past 20 years and in my own life since 1969.

4. Australian Justice Minister Michael Keenan:

   That is entirely the wrong response, when we look at Southeast Asia, we get a good example that we are not somehow at war with a particular religion. And neither do we need to target Muslim Australians or anywhere else in the world.

5. Mark Zuckerberg:

   You know, I find that argument, that if you’re not paying that somehow we can’t care about you, to be extremely glib and not at all aligned with the truth, i think it’s important that we don’t all get Stockholm Syndrome and let the companies that work hard to charge you more convince you that they actually care more about you.

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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
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/somehow