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# somehow

adverb (somehow — no other forms)

«somehow» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Somehow means in some way, although you do not know how or it is hard to explain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somehow/#m1)
2. Somehow can mean for some reason that you cannot quite say: somehow I didn't trust him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somehow/#m2)
3. «Somehow or other» means by some way or another, even if it is difficult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somehow/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories it shows that something happened mysteriously or against the odds: somehow they escaped. In everyday life it shows a feeling without a clear reason, or a plan without details: we'll manage somehow. In maths it can hide steps: «somehow she got 12» means we must find how.

### Examples

- Somehow the cat got onto the roof. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somehow/#x1)
- We will get the project finished somehow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somehow/#x2)
- Somehow I knew it was going to rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somehow/#x3)
- The dog somehow opened the gate and ran out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somehow/#x4)
- I lost my key, but somehow or other I got into the house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somehow/#x5)
- Somehow the cake didn't taste as good as last time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somehow/#x6)
- The team was losing, but somehow they won in the last minute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somehow/#x7)
- Can I not manage to see her somehow? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somehow/#x8)

### Note

One word: «somehow», not «some how». Do not mix it up with «somewhat» (a little: somewhat tired) or «anyhow» (anyway, carelessly). It is often put at the start of a sentence or before the verb.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «somehow» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somehow/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«somehow» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/somehow.html) on Mova free.