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somehow

[ suhm-hou ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

in some way not specified, apparent, or known.

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adverb

in some unspecified way
Alsosomehow or other by any means that are necessary

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Word History and Origins

Origin of somehow¹

First recorded in 1655–65; some + how ¹

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

somehow or other, in an undetermined way; by any means possible:
She was determined to finish college somehow or other.

More idioms and phrases containing somehow

see under or other .

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Example Sentences

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Investigators have not ruled out that the fire was somehow sparked the morning of Jan. 7.

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The light is too harshly angled and full of diodes, too precise, too careful and still somehow not careful enough, not surreal, sepia and tender enough.

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And you know something else, it’s like, with Audubon, somehow I’m just able to make things work.

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So far, investigators have not ruled out that the fire was somehow sparked the morning of Jan. 7.

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Maybe he’d hit rock bottom somehow and work his way out?

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