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somehow

Meaning in simple English

US /ˈsʌmhaʊ/

somehow means: In a way that you cannot explain or do not understand.

adverb

UNKNOWN WAYB1

In a way that you cannot explain or do not understand.

  • Somehow, I lost my keys.
  • She somehow managed to finish before lunch.
  • The dog had somehow escaped from the garden.

Similar words: in some way

Common phrases: somehow manage, somehow escape, somehow survive

ANY POSSIBLE WAYB1

By any possible method, even if you do not yet know which one.

  • We must get home somehow.
  • I’ll find the money somehow or other.
  • Can you somehow get this message to her?

Similar words: by some means, one way or another

Common phrases: somehow or other, somehow find something, somehow get there

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