الإنجليزية

somehow

gb/sˈʌmhˌaʊ/ us/sˈʌmhˌaʊ/
B1 الإنجليزية
~ 2100
المعاني
0 معنى
adverb B1 property
1

in an unclear or unspecified way

In a way that is not clear or known.

نمط الاستخدام: to [do something] somehow
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'somehow' with 'somewhere' or 'sometime', which refer to place and time rather than manner.
المرادفات
in some way (More explicit and often slightly more formal alternative.) | by some means (Often used in formal or written contexts with a similar sense.)
الأضداد
clearly (Indicates that the manner is obvious or well understood, opposite of unknown.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
manage somehow |find out somehow |work somehow |get through somehow |explain somehow
الموضوعات
daily life |communication |core_vocabulary
أمثلة
  • She somehow managed to finish the project on time.
  • I don't know how he found my address, but he did somehow.
  • The cat had somehow gotten inside the cupboard.
  • He somehow convinced them to give him another chance.
  • The door was locked, yet she was inside somehow.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
  • I somehow lost my phone.
  • He somehow found my house.
  • She somehow passed the test.
  • We somehow got to the station on time.
adverb B1 property
2

for some unknown reason

For a reason that is not clear or known.

خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'in an unknown way' when the intended sense is about an unknown reason.
المرادفات
for some reason (Direct equivalent; slightly more conversational.)
الأضداد
for a clear reason (States that the cause is obvious and understood.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
somehow feel |somehow know |somehow believe |somehow remember
الموضوعات
emotions |daily life |core_vocabulary
أمثلة
  • Somehow, I knew you would say that.
  • The story somehow made me feel sad.
  • She had somehow forgotten her own birthday.
  • He somehow knew exactly what I was thinking.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
  • Somehow, I was late again.
  • I somehow felt happy.
  • She somehow knew my name.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
somehow
IPA
GB/sˈʌmhˌaʊ/
US/sˈʌmhˌaʊ/
المقاطع والنبر
some - how (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (some)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
  • Base: somehow
  • Plural: somehows
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
somehows noun
Core family
some determiner A1 someone pronoun A1 somebody pronoun A1 something pronoun A2 somewhere adverb A2
Related words
somewhat adverb B1 sometime adverb A2 sometimes adverb A2
التعبيرات

somehow or other

1
/sˈʌmhˌaʊ ˈɔɹ ˈʌðɚ/
fixed phrase

in some way not specified

In some way that is not clear or known.

أمثلة
  • Don't worry, we'll get there on time somehow or other.
  • Somehow or other, she always finds a solution.

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