إنجليزي

somewhere

gb/sˈʌmwˌɛɹ/ us/sˈʌmwˌɛɹ/
A2 إنجليزي
~ 1400
المعاني
0 معنى
adverb A2 relation
1

At an unspecified place

In or to a place that is not named or known.

نمط الاستخدام: [someone/something] is somewhere
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'somewhere' with 'anywhere'. 'Somewhere' is used when the place exists but is not specified; 'anywhere' can mean 'in any place' or 'no matter where'.
مرادفات
someplace (Mostly used in American English; slightly more informal.)
أضداد
nowhere (Means 'in no place' or 'not anywhere', the opposite of 'somewhere'.)
تراكيب شائعة
go somewhere |live somewhere |stay somewhere |find somewhere |be somewhere
مواضيع
daily life |travel |core_vocabulary |space
أمثلة
  • She must be somewhere in the building.
  • I left my phone somewhere in the kitchen.
  • They went somewhere warm for the winter.
  • Your keys are somewhere on the table.
  • He lives somewhere near the coast.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • My bag is somewhere in my room.
  • We want to go somewhere fun.
  • She is somewhere outside.
  • The dog is somewhere in the garden.
  • He works somewhere in the city.
adverb B1 relation
2

Approximately a certain amount

Used to say that a number, time, or amount is not exact.

نمط الاستخدام: somewhere around [number/amount/time]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may overuse 'about' instead of 'somewhere around', missing the slightly less direct tone of 'somewhere'.
مرادفات
about (Very common alternative; slightly more general and flexible.)
تراكيب شائعة
somewhere around ten |somewhere between five and ten |somewhere close to midnight
مواضيع
numbers |time |core_vocabulary |space
أمثلة
  • The repairs will cost somewhere around $500.
  • She’s somewhere in her thirties.
  • It happened somewhere between 8 and 9 p.m.
  • The town lies somewhere near the river.
  • He weighs somewhere close to 80 kilos.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • She is somewhere around 25 years old.
  • The shop is somewhere near the park.
  • We will arrive somewhere between two and three o’clock.
  • It costs somewhere about ten dollars.
  • The school is somewhere close to my house.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
somewhere
IPA
GB/sˈʌmwˌɛɹ/
US/sˈʌmwˌɛɹ/
المقاطع والنبر
some - where (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (some)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
  • Base: somewhere
  • Plural: somewheres
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
somewheres noun
Core family
some determiner A1 someone pronoun A1 somebody pronoun A1 something pronoun A2 somehow adverb B1
Related words
anywhere adverb A2 everywhere adverb A2 sometime adverb A2 someplace adverb A2
Negative and opposite forms
nowhere adverb A2
Advanced or less common
somewhat adverb B1 elsewhere adverb B1
تعبيرات

from somewhere

1
/fɹˈʌm sˈʌmwˌɛɹ/
fixed phrase

Originating from an unspecified place

Coming from a place that is not named or known.

أمثلة
  • A strange smell came from somewhere in the house.
  • Music was playing from somewhere nearby.

get somewhere

1
/ɡˈɛt sˈʌmwˌɛɹ/
fixed phrase informal

Make progress toward goal/destination

To make progress or succeed in some way.

أمثلة
  • After months of work, we’re finally getting somewhere with this project.
  • I feel like I’m not getting anywhere with my studies.

somewhere along the line

1
/sˈʌmwˌɛɹ əlˈɔŋ ðə lˈaɪn/
fixed phrase

At some unspecified point in time/process

At some unknown time during a process or event.

أمثلة
  • Somewhere along the line, we lost our focus.
  • I must have made a mistake somewhere along the line.

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