somewhat

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UK /ˈsʌmwɒt/ US /ˈsʌmwʌt/

adv 2noun 2pron 1

Collocations

ADJ.

angry, chubbier, cold, conservative, eccentric, excited, expected, far

She seemed somewhat excited about the new job opportunity when we talked last week.

VERB + SOMEWHAT

air, cooled, crowd, differs, feel, feels, felt, heat

The room feels somewhat cooler now that we've opened all the windows.

SOMEWHAT + NOUN

men, morning, recluse, sun

The old man had become something of a somewhat recluse after his wife passed away.

PREP.

about, between, from, in, in, out, than, upon

The movie was somewhat about climate change, but it focused more on the love story.

ADV.

plainly

The instructions were plainly somewhat confusing, so we asked the manager to clarify them for everyone.

Definitions

adv

To a limited extent or degree; not completely.

The crowd was somewhat larger than expected, perhaps due to the good weather.

The decision to shave or not is a somewhat personal one.

Very.

Two of the coaches are still on the site of the line; one, a first class observation coach carrying the S.R. number 6991, is at Snapper Halt, where it still stands, in fair condition but somewhat weatherbeaten […]

pron

Something.

Proceeding to the midst he stil did stand, As if in minde he somewhat had to say […]

a. 1716, Robert Trail, sermon on the Lord's Prayer But this text and theme I am upon, relates to somewhat far higher and greater, than all the beholdings of his glory that ever any saint on earth received.

noun

More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something.

its taste, which is plainly acid, and somewhat rough

Somewhat of his good sense will suffer, in this transfusion, and much of the beauty of his thoughts will be lost.

A person or thing of importance; a somebody.

c. 1810-1820, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Troilus and Cressida Pity that the researchful notary has not either told us in what century, and of what history, he was a writer, or been simply content to depose, that Lollius, if a writer of that name existed at all, was a somewhat somewhere.

Am I to blame for this, / That here come those that worship me? Ha! ha! / They think that I am somewhat. What am I?

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — to certain extent or degree

adverb — to a small degree or extent

slightly

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The crowd was somewhat larger than expected, perhaps due to the good weather.

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The decision to shave or not is a somewhat personal one.

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The searing heat cooled somewhat as the sun set in the evening.

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Proceeding to the midst he stil did stand, As if in minde he somewhat had to say […]

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Mr Jones had somewhat about him, which, though I think writers are not thoroughly agreed in its name, doth certainly inhabit some human breasts […]

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, somewhat is marked as archaic, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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