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Whence it is somewhat strange that any men from so mean and silly a practice should expect commendation, or that any should afford regard thereto; the which it is so far from meriting, that indeed contempt and abhorrence are due to it.
Isaac Barrow

Meaning of "somewhat" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOMEWHAT

somewhat  [ˈsʌmˌwɒt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOMEWHAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Somewhat is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SOMEWHAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Polarity item

In linguistics, a polarity item is a lexical item that can appear only in environments associated with a particular grammatical polarity – affirmative or negative. A polarity item that appears in affirmative contexts is called a positive polarity item, and one that appears in negative contexts is a negative polarity item. The environment in which a polarity item is permitted to appear is called a "licensing context". In the simplest case, an affirmative statement provides a licensing context for a PPI, while negation provides a licensing context for an NPI. However there are many complications, and not all polarity items of a given type need necessarily have exactly the same set of licensing contexts.

Definition of somewhat in the English dictionary

The definition of somewhat in the dictionary is rather; a bit.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOMEWHAT


abwatt
ˈæbˌwɒt
gigawatt
ˈdʒɪɡəˌwɒt
kilowatt
ˈkɪləʊˌwɒt
megawatt
ˈmɛɡəˌwɒt
microwatt
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌwɒt
milliwatt
ˈmɪlɪˌwɒt
mostwhat
ˈməʊstˌwɒt
multimegawatt
ˌmʌltɪˈmɛɡəˌwɒt
nanowatt
ˈnænəˌwɒt
Ofwat
ˈɒfˌwɒt
terawatt
ˈtɛrəˌwɒt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOMEWHAT

somesthesia
somesthesis
somesthetic
something
something else
something or other
something to go on
something´s up
sometime
sometimes
someway
somewhen
somewhence
somewhere
somewhile
somewhither
somewhy
somewise

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOMEWHAT

all that
and all that
and that
as all that
be all that
been-there done-that
chat
for all that
hat
I know what
in order that
in that
in the event that
know what´s what
like that
on condition that
strawhat
what´s what
who-does-what
you know what

Synonyms and antonyms of somewhat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SOMEWHAT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «somewhat» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of somewhat

Translation of «somewhat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOMEWHAT

Find out the translation of somewhat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of somewhat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «somewhat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

稍微
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

algo
570 millions of speakers

English

somewhat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुछ हद तक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إلى حد ما
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

несколько
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

um tanto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কিছুটা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

un peu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Agak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

etwas
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

やや
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Luwih
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hơi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சற்றே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काहीसे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

biraz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piuttosto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieco
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кілька
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oarecum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάπως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ietwat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

något
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

noe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of somewhat

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOMEWHAT»

The term «somewhat» is very widely used and occupies the 6.165 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of somewhat
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOMEWHAT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «somewhat» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «somewhat» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about somewhat

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10 QUOTES WITH «SOMEWHAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word somewhat.
1
Fredrik Bajer
I would rather propose a bureau somewhat similar to that which we have in the Universal Postal Union.
2
Isaac Barrow
Whence it is somewhat strange that any men from so mean and silly a practice should expect commendation, or that any should afford regard thereto; the which it is so far from meriting, that indeed contempt and abhorrence are due to it.
3
Keith Barry
Studying neuro-linguistic programming is what teaches you how to implant and extract thoughts. Mixing psychology, hypnotism and magic somewhat goes into this area called mentalism, which is what I mostly do. It's magic of the mind.
4
Nuno Bettencourt
Even with Extreme, I don't think you have a choice but to sort of have somewhat of an influence of the times.
5
Robert Bolt
Even at our birth, death does but stand aside a little. And every day he looks towards us and muses somewhat to himself whether that day or the next he will draw nigh.
6
John Carpenter
In Halloween, I viewed the characters as simply normal teenagers. Laurie, Jamie Lee's character, was shy and somewhat repressed. And Michael Myers, the killer, is definitely repressed. They have certain similarities.
7
Eugene Cernan
Here I am at the turn of the millennium and I'm still the last man to have walked on the moon, somewhat disappointing. It says more about what we have not done than about what we have done.
8
Sam Claflin
I'm somewhat of a perfectionist, I think, and I strive for perfection.
9
Dominique Dawes
I think it's good for parents to be supportive, to motivate, and to somewhat nudge their kids because the majority of kids will want to quit something when it gets hard - that's just their nature. Children will normally take the easier road.
10
Nelson DeMille
You have to go out of your way as a suspense novelist to find situations where the protagonists are somewhat helpless and in real danger.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOMEWHAT»

Discover the use of somewhat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to somewhat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Somewhat More Independent: The End of Slavery in New York ...
Shane White creatively uses a remarkable array of primary sources--census data, tax lists, city directories, diaries, newspapers and magazines, and courtroom testimony--to reconstruct the content and context of the slave's world in New York ...
Shane White, 2012
2
Nurk: The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a (Somewhat) ...
Nurk is a quiet homebody of a shrew.
Ursula Vernon, 2008
3
The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood
THE. SOMEWHAT. TRUE. TALE. OF. ROBIN. HOOD. A Play in Two Acts For 8 men and 6 women* CHARACTERS ROBIN HOOD Dashing hero with a large ego . LADY MARIAN Lovely damsel in distress. PRINCE JOHN The head bad guy.
Mary Lynn Dobson, 2000
4
Pool Simplified, Somewhat
This little book by a master of the game is specially designed to introduce the fundamentals.
George Fels, 2000
5
Raising Six and Somewhat Sane
Raising Six And Somewhat Sane by Barbara Aquila is an honest look into parenting from a mother's point of view, from the ridiculous to the sublime. It is a reality show with the cameras turned off.
Barbara Aquila, 2012
6
Somewhat Saved
"Unsanctified, but comical, antics will have readers asking if the real Christians will please stand up._ -The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers on Somewhat Saved "Ms. Walker pens a tale so funny that you_ll fall out of your chair laughing, and so ...
Pat G'Orge-Walker, 2011
7
The Roots of the Mountains: Wherein is Told Somewhat of the ...
Said to have been one of the source materials upon which J. R. R. Tolkien drew when creating his beloved Lord of the Rings series, The Roots of the Mountains is a classic fantasy that takes place on an epic scale.
William Morris, 2012
8
A (somewhat Irreverent) Introduction to Philosophy for ...
The goal of this book is to show that, with clear thinking, the complexities need not be overwhelming. "This is one of the very few books I have every intention of reading several times in rapid succession.
Niall McLaren, 2012
9
250 Very Questionable 'Haiku': (Wherein Basho Somewhat May ...
250 Very Questionable 'Haiku' truly is meant to be absolutely nothing but serious Fun and Games.
Bruce H. Hamilton, 2005
10
More Than Somewhat
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Damon Runyon, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOMEWHAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term somewhat is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Not Without My Smartphone: The Case for Somewhat Distracted …
Somebody once told me I treated my smart phone like Wilson, the volleyball Tom Hanks turns into a friend when he's stranded on a desert island in that movie ... «TIME, Jul 15»
2
A's GM Billy Beane says Jesse Hahn looking at “somewhat
Athletics right-hander Jesse Hahn was placed on the disabled list last week with a flexor tendon injury and his absence appears likely to stretch well into the ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
3
Baltimore Councilman: Too Many Officers In 'Paramilitary' Police …
Baltimore City Councilman Carl Stokes (D) said that “too many police officers” “have stood down somewhat” and dubbed the police “a paramilitary organization” ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
4
The sad, somewhat dizzying life of an iPhone through its own eyes
Think of all the things you do with your smartphone on any given day. You wake up and scroll through Twitter, you shove it into your pocket, you use its camera ... «The Verge, Jun 15»
5
Texas Supreme Court (somewhat) reinvigorates “substantive due …
Under the federal Due Process Clause, as interpreted in recent decades, economic regulations are constitutional (so long as no fundamental right is involved) if ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
6
Somewhat battered, Cubs look forward to test from Cardinals
Somewhat battered, Cubs look forward to test from Cardinals. Dodgers 4, Cubs 0. Caption Dodgers 4, Cubs 0. Anthony Souffle, Chicago Tribune. Cubs manager ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
7
Carrie Underwood says focus is 'somewhat shifted now'
Carrie Underwood played LP Field twice in one week — it's safe to say maternity leave for the new mom is over. Underwood headlined CMA Music Festival's ... «The Tennessean, Jun 15»
8
Newfoundland 'somewhat isolated' from plunge in oil rig demand
You have been somewhat isolated from some of those things.' - Terry Childs, Rigzone. A trio of major industry players submitted the highest-ever bid — $559 ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
9
Morrissey live review - joy somewhat confined as Moz puts politics to …
Morrissey live review - joy somewhat confined as Moz puts politics to the fore. The Saenger Theatre, New Orleans. He may have narrowly avoided death ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
10
Ponzi schemers' victims being compensated — somewhat
Remember the two Brevard County “businessmen” who bilked dozens of local investors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars? Thought it would be good to ... «Florida Today, Jun 15»

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