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# somewhat

adverb; pronoun (rare, old: «somewhat of»)

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

## Everyday

1. A little, to some degree, rather — not very much and not completely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somewhat/#m1)
2. (formal) Fairly; used to make a statement softer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somewhat/#m2)

### In the lessons

It is a softening word: «somewhat tired» is less than «very tired». It is common in formal writing, reports and exams («the results were somewhat surprising»). In science it describes small changes: «the temperature rose somewhat». In maths word problems it means a small, not exact, amount, so it does not give a number. Phrases: «somewhat better», «somewhat surprised», «somewhat different».

### Examples

- I was somewhat tired after the long walk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somewhat/#x1)
- The test was somewhat harder than last week's. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somewhat/#x2)
- The weather improved somewhat in the afternoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somewhat/#x3)
- (formal) The results were somewhat unexpected. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somewhat/#x4)
- The two pictures are somewhat different. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somewhat/#x5)
- She felt somewhat better after a drink of water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somewhat/#x6)
- The price went up somewhat, but not much. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somewhat/#x7)
- His story was somewhat hard to believe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somewhat/#x8)
- Yamato relaxed his hold somewhat and said. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somewhat/#x9)

### Note

It is one word. It usually comes before an adjective or adverb («somewhat late») or after a verb («improved somewhat»). It means «a bit», not «something». In maths, «somewhat more» tells you only that the amount grew a little; you cannot work out an exact number from it.

## In Jewish tradition

It is old English for "something," as in "I have somewhat to say to thee." In the primary lessons: It is a softening word: «somewhat tired» is less than «very tired». It is common in formal writing, reports and exams («the results were somewhat surprising»). In science it describes small changes: «the temperature rose somewhat». In maths word problems it means a small, not exact, amount, so it does not give a number. Phrases: «somewhat better», «somewhat surprised», «somewhat different».

### Examples

- He said moreover: 'I have somewhat to say unto thee.' And she said: 'Say on.' (Prophets 1KI.2.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/somewhat/#x1)

### Note

It is one word. It usually comes before an adjective or adverb («somewhat late») or after a verb («improved somewhat»). It means «a bit», not «something». In maths, «somewhat more» tells you only that the amount grew a little; you cannot work out an exact number from it.

## On Mova

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