Definitions for somehow
ˈsʌmˌhaʊsome·how

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. somehow, someway, someways, in some way, in some manner(adverb)

   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. somehow(adverb)

   for some unspecified reason

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

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1. somehow(Adverb)

   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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1. Somehow(adverb)

   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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1. 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?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. New Zealand:

   For so long Ive watched world events from afar and naively thought we were somehow different in our little corner of the world, somehow safe, today is a terrible day. Disgusted and saddened doesnt begin to describe it.

2. Rand Paul:

   Someone is an ignoramus who would say, 'Oh, we've had three hurricanes this year, this proves that somehow the climate is warming,'.

3. Undersheriff Kevin McMahill:

   I felt helpless as I lay there on the ground handcuffed facing the real-life threat of being killed. All I could think of was 'I'm going to die for no other reason than I am black and my skin color is somehow a threat.'.

4. Guericke The meteoric rise:

   Yinon is one of those guys who is really passionate about what he is doing. He’s good at absorbing information and explaining it well, that’s an important piece, a good ingredient for success. They are a small team and have accomplished quite a bit. In fact, a lot of the features they built took us a lot longer to realize at LinkedIn. Somehow they made it work.

5. Mike Pompeo:

   It wasn't just the 2016 election. Somehow America seems to forget the history of Russia's efforts to undermine western democracy for decades now.

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