Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something.

  2. (countable, uncountable)A person or thing of importance; a somebody.

Examples

273 sentences
  1. The air feels somewhat cold this morning.

    Повітря здається дещо холодним сьогодні вранці.

    deEs ist ganz schön frisch heute Morgen.

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  2. Tom looks somewhat upset.

    Том виглядає дещо засмученим.

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  3. Tom looks somewhat nervous and apprehensive.

    Том виглядає дещо знервованим та стривоженим.

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  4. Eating yogurt with a fork is somewhat difficult.

    Їсти йогурт виделкою дещо нелегко.

    ruЕсть йогурт вилкой довольно трудно.

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  5. Tom seemed to be somewhat disappointed.

    deTom schien etwas enttäuscht zu sein.

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Origin

From some + what.

From some + what.

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Forms

plural: somewhats

Word family

2 related words

Collocations

5 patterns
  • seemed somewhat
  • looks somewhat
  • feel somewhat
  • somewhat confused
  • somewhat curious

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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