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somehow

[suhm-hou]

adverb

  1. in some way not specified, apparent, or known.



somehow

/ ˈʌˌʊ /

adverb

  1. in some unspecified way

  2. Also: somehow 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
  1. somehow or other, in an undetermined way; by any means possible.

    She was determined to finish college somehow or other.

see under or other.
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Example Sentences

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Her picture had somehow been circulated to local stores alerting them that they should not allow her entry.

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So shortly after midnight, she appears from her dressing room, somehow looking fresher than a field of daisies.

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The character is somehow more lifeless in three dimensions than in 2D.

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Parents who buy the book for their kids find themselves moved by a story that is not intended for them but somehow speaks to them.

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If she's building up to a seizure he can somehow sense it and alerts us so we know what we're looking for and know if its going to develop.

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