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somehow

/ˈsʌmhaʊ/adverb2 syllables

Somehow means: in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means.

Synonyms for somehow3

adverb, as in in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

someway, someways

also used for somehow

somewise

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What does somehow mean?2

adverb

1

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means“they managed somehow”

2

for some unspecified reason“It doesn't seem fair somehow”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Somehow in a sentence

  • Somehow, he weaseled himself out of jury duty.darinmex
  • No matter how rough things get, we'll survive somehow.CK
  • He kicked off his bonds, which he had somehow contrived to loosen.Hybrid
  • Somehow, what we say always reveals what we feel.carlosalberto
  • If we don't somehow find an opening and escape, it will be bad.Winter
  • It was something he had, somehow, always known...timoteojohano
  • I try to react to all comments, but this one somehow escaped my gaze.rul
  • Somehow, all those reasons sound rather far fetched.unknown

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