Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)In one way or another; in a way not yet known or explained; by some means

    This problem has to be tackled somehow.

    We don't know how he's still alive after the accident, but somehow he is.

    irgendwie

    ка́к-тоkák-to, ка́к-нибу́дьkák-nibúdʹ, почему́-тоpočemú-to

    я́косьjákosʹ, як-не́будьjak-nébudʹ

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

Examples

269 sentences

  1. I don't have much money, but I can get along somehow.

    Я не маю багато грошей, але я якось справляюсь.

    ruУ меня нет много денег, но я как-то справляюсь.

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  2. Somehow I doubt it.

    Чомусь я в цьому сумніваюся.

    ruЯ что-то сомневаюсь.

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  3. Somehow, Tom knew.

    Якимсь чином Том знав.

    ruКаким-то образом Том знал.

    deIrgendwie wusste Tom Bescheid.

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  4. Can I make myself useful somehow?

    ruЯ могу чем-то помочь?

    deKann ich mich irgendwie nützlich machen?

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  5. Tom seemed to be different somehow.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
in one way or another; in some way not yet known or designated:
Русский
By meaning 1
in one way or another; in some way not yet known or designated:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in one way or another; in some way not yet known or designated:

Origin

From some + how.

From some + how.

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
somewisesomeway
Close in meaning
  • in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means:somewaysomeways

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
somebodyA2somebody'ssomedayA2someoneA1someone'ssomeplaceB1
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