somewhere

(sŭm'hwâr', -wâr')
adv.

1. At, in, or to a place not specified or known: found it somewhere in the woods.
2. To a place or state of further development or progress: finally getting somewhere.
3. Approximately; roughly: somewhere about halfway through.

n.
An unknown or unspecified place: "A big dog, a hound with a strain of mastiff from somewhere" (William Faulkner).

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Idioms beginning with somewhere:
somewhere along the line

In addition to the idiom beginning with somewhere, also see get somewhere; (somewhere) or other.

adv

Definition: in, at some place
Antonyms: nowhere

IN BRIEF: n. - An indefinite or unknown location adv. - In or at or to some place.

When one jumps over the edge, one is bound to land somewhere. — D.H. Lawrence

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - et eller andet sted, omkring, omtrent
pron. - et eller andet sted
n. - et vist sted

idioms:

• get somewhere    komme nogen vegne, blive til noget
• somewhere about    et eller andet sted i nærheden
• somewhere or other    et eller andet sted

Nederlands (Dutch)
ergens

Français (French)
adv. - quelque part, environ, autour de, à peu près
pron. - quelque part
n. - quelque part

idioms:

• get somewhere    arriver enfin quelque part, voilà enfin des informations utiles (lors d'un questionnement)
• somewhere about    quelque part par là
• somewhere or other    quelque part

Deutsch (German)
adv. - irgendwo
pron. - irgendwo
n. - Irgendwo

idioms:

• get somewhere    es zu etwas bringen
• somewhere about    um
• somewhere or other    irgendwo da

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - κάπου, σε κάποιο μέρος

idioms:

• get somewhere    πετυχαίνω
• somewhere about    περίπου, πάνω-κάτω
• somewhere or other    σε κάποιο μέρος, δεν ξέρω που

Italiano (Italian)
da qualche parte, qua o là

idioms:

• get somewhere    far progresso
• somewhere about    nei dintorni di
• somewhere or other    qua o là

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - em algum lugar, algures

idioms:

• get somewhere    ser alguém na vida, ser bem sucedido
• somewhere about    aproximadamente
• somewhere or other    de uma maneira ou de outra

Русский (Russian)
где-то, где-нибудь, куда-то, куда-нибудь, приблизительно

idioms:

• get somewhere    продвинуться хоть немного, сдвинуть дело с мертвой точки
• somewhere about    около, примерно
• somewhere or other    где-то там

Español (Spanish)
adv. - en alguna parte, a alguna parte
pron. - alguna parte
n. - algún lugar

idioms:

• get somewhere    lograr éxito, llegar a ser alguien
• somewhere about    aproximadamente
• somewhere or other    en una u otra parte

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - någonstans

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
某处, 在某处, 某个地方, 某个方面

idioms:

• get somewhere    有所进展, 有一些成果
• somewhere about    在...附近
• somewhere or other    某个什么地方

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 某處, 在某處
pron. - 某處
n. - 某個地方, 某個方面

idioms:

• get somewhere    有所進展, 有一些成果
• somewhere about    在...附近
• somewhere or other    某個什麼地方

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 어딘가에, 대략, 언젠가
pron. - 어떤 장소, 어딘가
n. - 어떤 장소, 모처

idioms:

• get somewhere    효과가 있다, 잘 되어가다, 성공하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - どこかに, どこかへ, ある時, 何時か, およそ
n. - ある場所

idioms:

• get somewhere    効果がある, 成功する
• somewhere about    どこかでおよそ
• somewhere or other    どこか

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) في مكان ما, تقريبا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮במקום כלשהו, היכנשהו, איפשהו, אנשהו, אישהו‬
pron. - ‮אי-שם‬
n. - ‮אי-שם‬

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