What does somewhat mean?
Definitions for somewhat
ˈsʌmˌʰwʌt, -ˌʰwɒt, -ʰwət, -ˌwʌt, -ˌwɒt, -wətsome·what
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word somewhat.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
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"
Wiktionary
somewhatadverb
To a limited extent or degree.
somewhatpronoun
something
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
Somewhatnoun
Etymology: some and 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.
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.
Somewhat of his good sense will suffer in this transfusion, and much of the beauty of his thoughts will be lost. Dryden.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Somewhatnoun
more or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something
Somewhatnoun
a person or thing of importance; a somebody
Somewhatadverb
in some degree or measure; a little
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'somewhat' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2203
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'somewhat' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3216
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'somewhat' in Adverbs Frequency: #176
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of somewhat in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of somewhat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of somewhat in a Sentence
For now at least, the optimism that we’re hoping for has been somewhat delayed and that has taken a little bit of steam out of the euro and just put a little bit of support back in the dollar but ultimately I think it is still a case of those high-beta commodity currencies, reflation currencies, will continue to perform well.
The one thing to consider is whether they have peaked somewhat early.
Prior anti-drug advertising could have been somewhat preachy, often there were horror stories of fear tactics used.
I am somewhat encouraged that a plan is coming about that will meet our core objectives in Syria.
In the first quarter of 2021, the decline is likely to be somewhat steeper. However, there will not be a slump like the one in the first half of 2020. Instead, a noticeable recovery is likely to set in again from the spring.
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- малко, до известна степенBulgarian
- poněkudCzech
- einigermaßen, etwasGerman
- algo, un pocoSpanish
- jossain määrin, jonkin verranFinnish
- assez, quelque peuFrench
- rud beag, breisIrish
- car, leth-charScottish Gaelic
- agakIndonesian
- やや, ある程度, 多少Japanese
- донекадеMacedonian
- ietwat, enigszins, een beetjeDutch
- noen lundeNorwegian
- nieco, trochę, dośćPolish
- meio, [[um]] [[tanto]]Portuguese
- întrucâtvaRomanian
- в некоторой степени, несколько, до некоторой степени, немного, отчастиRussian
- ponešto, donekleSerbo-Croatian
- bir parça, biraz, bir miktar, bir nebzeTurkish
- bosoVolapük
- עפּעסYiddish
- 有些Chinese
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