Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

somewhat

/ˈsʌmwʌt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables: some-what
IPA: /ˈsʌmwʌt/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

To a limited extent or degree; not completely.

adv

Very.

British usage

pron

Archaic

noun

A certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A person or thing of importance; a somebody.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The crowd was somewhat larger than expected, perhaps due to the good weather."
"The decision to shave or not is a somewhat personal one."
"The searing heat cooled somewhat as the sun set in the evening."
"That hat seems somewhat small for him."
"I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […] and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town. I was completely mystified at such an unusual proceeding."
"its taste, which is plainly acid, and somewhat rough"

Etymology

From some + what.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsʌmwʌt/
British English: /ˈsʌmwɒt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

summat (alternative) somewhats (plural)

Derived Forms

somewhatly somewhatness

Frequently Paired Words

rather

Synonyms

a bit a touch only just acceptably adequately averagely fairly halfway in a way indifferent mackly moderately

Antonyms

absolutely quite wholly totally all-out tout à fait all the way stone-cold blind altogether stark cold

Rhymes With

but what cut shut butt nut gut hut slut uncut strut putt

Questions

How do you pronounce somewhat?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsʌmwʌt/.
What does somewhat mean?: To a limited extent or degree; not completely.
Where does somewhat come from?: From some + what.

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