Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb In a way not specified, understood, or known.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In some way not yet known, mentioned, or explained: as, somehow he never succeeded; things must be done somehow.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In one way or another; in some way not yet known or designated; by some means
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In one
way oranother ; in some way not yet known or designated; by some means; as, the thing must be done somehow; he lives somehow.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
- adverb for some unspecified reason
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Examples
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Here is a different way to think about Barack Obama's plight: President Hillary Clinton a phrase somehow in the air just now would not have had this much trouble doing a deal on the debt ceiling.
Obama's Deal With the Debt Devil Daniel Henninger 2011
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I thought of shouting "Dad!" but the word somehow seemed too puny.
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Sometimes, with mechs, a smile could transform the face into something even less human—the expression somehow incongruous on the synthetic lips, a quaint and unsettling party trick, like a dog propped at the dinner table with a fork and spoon.
Crashed ROBIN WASSERMAN 2009
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The current administration has lasted the term somehow but its journey has been exhausting and the motley group of parties that make up the government seem to have lost their individual identities because of the Common Minimum Programme that had to be stitched together in order to make up the numbers required to rule.
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Sometimes, with mechs, a smile could transform the face into something even less human—the expression somehow incongruous on the synthetic lips, a quaint and unsettling party trick, like a dog propped at the dinner table with a fork and spoon.
Crashed ROBIN WASSERMAN 2009
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Is the term somehow related to the familiar concept of Prix Fix, as in "one choice and cheap"?
Something to Ponder: Bike Lane Ethics BikeSnobNYC 2008
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As you may guess installing toolbars on peoples machines by sneaking them in somehow is insanely profitable.
Google’s Secret billion dollar revenue stream. « The Paradigm Shift 2006
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As you may guess installing toolbars on peoples machines by sneaking them in somehow is insanely profitable.
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They purchased the title somehow by the previous owner because the folks that had it didn't pay for it or never picked up the title.
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“On old Earth,” he continued, his expression somehow conveying the impression that he expected everyone else to know exactly what he meant.
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