somewhat

adv.
To some extent or degree; rather.

pron.
Something: The news was somewhat of a surprise.

adv

Definition: to some extent
Antonyms: hugely, massively, not at all

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IN BRIEF: Slightly. Also: To a certain degree.

We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry. — Maria Mitchell (1818-1889).

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The adverb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: to a small degree or extent
  Synonym: slightly

Meaning #2: to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
  Synonyms: reasonably, moderately, within reason, fairly, middling, passably

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - noget, i nogen grad
pron. - noget

idioms:

• more than somewhat    mere end bare en lille smule

Nederlands (Dutch)
enigszins, ietwat

Français (French)
adv. - plutôt, un peu, quelque peu
pron. - plutôt, un peu, quelque peu
n. - un peu

idioms:

• more than somewhat    plus qu'un peu, plus que

Deutsch (German)
adv. - irgendwie, ziemlich
n. - Etwas
pron. - irgendwie

idioms:

• more than somewhat    mehr als nur

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - κάπως, λίγο
n. - ένα μέρος

idioms:

• more than somewhat    πολύ

Italiano (Italian)
alquanto

idioms:

• more than somewhat    piuttosto

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - um tanto, um pouco
n. - qualquer coisa, alguma coisa

idioms:

• more than somewhat    muito

Русский (Russian)
немного, до некоторой степени, несколько, отчасти, некоторая степень, кое-что, что-то

idioms:

• more than somewhat    очень, чрезвычайно

Español (Spanish)
adv. - algo, un poco, un tanto
pron. - algo
n. - algo, un poco, un tanto, alguna cosa, una parte, persona o cosa de importancia

idioms:

• more than somewhat    muy, más que un poco

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - något, rätt, ganska, tämligen, en hel del
n. - något, en del

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
稍微, 有些, 有点, 一点儿, 几分, 重要东西, 某事, 某物, 重要人物

idioms:

• more than somewhat    非常

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 稍微, 有些, 有點
pron. - 一點兒, 幾分, 重要東西, 某事, 某物, 重要人物

idioms:

• more than somewhat    非常

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 얼마간 , 어느 정도, 약간
pron. - 어느 정도, 다소

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - やや, 多少, 幾分, 幾らか

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) ألى حد ما (الاسم) شخص أو شيء ذو شأن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮במשהו, במידת-מה, קצת‬
pron. - ‮משהו (מיושן)‬

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