somewhere
gb/sˈʌmwˌɛɹ/ us/sˈʌmwˌɛɹ/
A2
Engelsk
~ 1400
valahol, valahova, körülbelül
A2
1
Brugsmønster:
[someone/something] is somewhere
She must be somewhere in the building.
Biztos valahol az épületben van.
I left my phone somewhere in the kitchen.
Valahol a konyhában hagytam a telefonomat.
They went somewhere warm for the winter.
Your keys are somewhere on the table.
He lives somewhere near the coast.
Læringseksempler
My bag is somewhere in my room.
A táskám valahol a szobámban van.
We want to go somewhere fun.
Szeretnénk elmenni valami jó helyre.
She is somewhere outside.
The dog is somewhere in the garden.
He works somewhere in the city.
Typisk fejl:
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'.
Betydning
At an unspecified place
Ordforbindelser
go somewhere
|live somewhere
|stay somewhere
|find somewhere
|be somewhere
Synonymer
someplace (Mostly used in American English; slightly more informal.)
Antonymer
nowhere (Means 'in no place' or 'not anywhere', the opposite of 'somewhere'.)
Temaer
daily life
|travel
|core_vocabulary
|space
Definition
In or to a place that is not named or known.
In or to an unknown, unspecified, or unnamed place.
B1
2
körülbelül
A2
valahol
B1
Brugsmønster:
somewhere around [number/amount/time]
The repairs will cost somewhere around $500.
A javítás költsége valahol 500 dollár körül lesz.
She’s somewhere in her thirties.
Valahol a harmincas éveiben jár.
It happened somewhere between 8 and 9 p.m.
The town lies somewhere near the river.
He weighs somewhere close to 80 kilos.
Læringseksempler
She is somewhere around 25 years old.
Körülbelül 25 éves.
The shop is somewhere near the park.
Az üzlet valahol a park közelében van.
We will arrive somewhere between two and three o’clock.
It costs somewhere about ten dollars.
The school is somewhere close to my house.
Typisk fejl:
Learners may overuse 'about' instead of 'somewhere around', missing the slightly less direct tone of 'somewhere'.
Betydning
Approximately a certain amount
Ordforbindelser
somewhere around ten
|somewhere between five and ten
|somewhere close to midnight
Synonymer
about (Very common alternative; slightly more general and flexible.)
Temaer
numbers
|time
|core_vocabulary
|space
Definition
Used to say that a number, time, or amount is not exact.
Used to indicate an approximate amount, number, time, or position.
Grammatik
Opslagsform
somewhere
IPA
GB/sˈʌmwˌɛɹ/
US/sˈʌmwˌɛɹ/
Stavelser og tryk
some - where (2 stavelser)
Stress on 1st syllable (some)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: somewhere
- Plural: somewheres
Ordfamilie
Udtryk
from somewhere
1/fɹˈʌm sˈʌmwˌɛɹ/
fixed phrase
Originating from an unspecified place
Coming from a place that is not named or known.
Eksempler
- 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.
Eksempler
- 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.
Eksempler
- Somewhere along the line, we lost our focus.
- I must have made a mistake somewhere along the line.