Definitions for somewhat
ˈsʌmˌʰwʌt, -ˌʰwɒt, -ʰwət, -ˌwʌt, -ˌwɒt, -wətsome·what

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slightly, somewhat, more or lessadverb

   to a small degree or extent

   "his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory"; "the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other"

2. reasonably, moderately, pretty, jolly, somewhat, fairly, middling, passablyadverb

   to a moderately sufficient extent or degree

   "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. somewhatadverb

   To a limited extent or degree.

2. somewhatpronoun

   something

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

1. Somewhatadverb

   In some degree.

   Holding of the breath doth help somewhat to cease the hiccough. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   He is somewhat arrogant at his first entrance, and is too inquisitive through the whole; yet these imperfections hinder not our compassion. Dryden.

2. Somewhatnoun

   Etymology: some and what.

   1. Something; not nothing, though it be uncertain what.

   Upon the sea somewhat methought did rise
   Like blueish mists. John Dryden, Indian Emperor.

   He that shuts his eyes against a small light, on purpose to avoid the sight of somewhat that displeases him, would, for the same reason, shut them against the sun. Francis Atterbury.

   2. More or less.

   Concerning every of these, somewhat Christ hath commanded, which must be kept ’till the world’s end: on the contrary side, in every of them somewhat there may be added, as the church judges it expedient. Richard Hooker.

   These salts have somewhat of a nitrous taste, but mixt with a smatch of vitriolick. Nehemiah Grew.

   3. Part greater or less.

   Somewhat of his good sense will suffer in this transfusion, and much of the beauty of his thoughts will be lost. Dryden.

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1. somewhat

   Somewhat is an adverb that is used to refer to a degree or extent that is not large but still noticeable or important. It indicates that something is to a limited extent or degree or that something is moderately, rather than extremely or very, certain way.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Somewhatnoun

   more or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something

2. Somewhatnoun

   a person or thing of importance; a somebody

3. Somewhatadverb

   in some degree or measure; a little

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'somewhat' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2203

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'somewhat' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3216

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'somewhat' in Adverbs Frequency: #176

How to pronounce somewhat?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say somewhat in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of somewhat in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of somewhat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of somewhat in a Sentence

1. Francis Collins:

   We still don't really know -- and there's some controversy about this -- whether Omicron causes the same kind of severity of disease or whether it's a somewhat milder form of the illness.

2. Hillary Clinton:

   You know, health care is complicated. Right? that was somewhat gratifying.

3. Chief Executive Bezhalel Machlis:

   Another important element of our results is the solid growth in two important target regions for us, Latin America and Asia-Pacific, these results, combined with a somewhat more favourable macro-environment for defence spending, lead us to be optimistic with regard to 2015.

4. Phil Mickelson:

   It's certainly challenging but there's nothing over the top because the greens are somewhat receptive, i thought it was a great set-up to identify who's playing the best.

5. Larry Hogan:

   I said if we get a bipartisan bill and you start off on the right foot by working with Republicans on this relief package, that it would make it easier to get along and get more things done on other issues. It seemed as if he was somewhat receptive to that idea i said just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. And you might have the vote to cram it through with just Democrats, but I think it'dbe a really bad idea.

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References

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