somewhere

somewhere: some|where [ `sʌmwer ] adverb ***

1. ) used for referring to a place when you do not know or say exactly where:

I think I've seen you before somewhere.

I've lost my watch, but it must be somewhere in the house.

There's a restaurant somewhere around here that's supposed to be good.

I had to find somewhere to sit down.

somewhere nice/safe/different etc.: Let's go somewhere nice for dinner.

or somewhere (=or a similar place): Dan's working for a company in Denmark or Norway or somewhere.

somewhere else: If we don't provide a good service, customers will go somewhere else.

2. ) used when giving an amount that is not exact but that is a little more or less:

somewhere around/between/over etc.: I'd expect to be earning somewhere between $20,000 and $25,000.

I'd say there were somewhere around 50 people at the meeting.

be getting somewhere

to be making some progress:

I think at last we're getting somewhere.

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Synonyms:

In some place, in one place or another

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Somewhere — Données clés Titre original Somewhere Réalisation Sofia Coppola Sociétés de production American Zoetrope Pays d’origine … Wikipédia en Français
somewhere — ► ADVERB 1) in or to an unspecified or unknown place. 2) used to indicate an approximate amount. ► PRONOUN ▪ some unspecified place. ● get somewhere Cf. ↑get somewhere … English terms dictionary
somewhere — [sum′hwer΄, sum′wer΄] adv. 1. in, to, or at some place not known or specified [lives somewhere nearby] 2. at some time, degree, age, figure, etc. (with about, around, near, in, between, etc.) [somewhere about ten o clock] n. an unspecified or… … English World dictionary
Somewhere — Some where , adv. In some place unknown or not specified; in one place or another. Somewhere nigh at hand. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
somewhere — [adv] in, or at some place about, any old place, around, around somewhere, elsewhere, here and there, in one place or another, kicking around*, parts unknown*, scattered, someplace, someplace or another, someplace or other, somewheres; concept… … New thesaurus
somewhere — c.1200, from SOME (Cf. some) + WHERE (Cf. where) … Etymology dictionary
somewhere — [[t]sʌ̱m(h)weə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADV INDEF: ADV after v, ADV with be, oft ADV cl/group, from ADV You use somewhere to refer to a place without saying exactly where you mean. I ve got a feeling I ve seen him before somewhere... I m not going home yet … English dictionary
somewhere */*/*/ — UK [ˈsʌmweə(r)] / US [ˈsʌmwer] adverb 1) used for referring to a place when you do not know or say exactly where I think I ve seen you before somewhere. I ve lost my watch, but it must be somewhere in the house. There s a restaurant somewhere… … English dictionary

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