somehow

ˈsʌmhaʊ

Definition

Definition of somehow - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

uncertain mannerin an unspecified way or manner

Somehow, the cat found its way home.

anyhow

anyway

someway

unknown reasonfor an unspecified reason

Somehow, I knew it would rain today.

inexplicably

mysteriously

unaccountably

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somehow or other

adv.

in an unknown or unspecified way or method

Somehow or other, we finished the project on time.

wangle it somehow

achieve something through clever or indirect means

She managed to wangle it somehow and got the tickets.

Origin of somehow

Old English, sum (some) + hū (how)

Examples of somehow in a sentence

He somehow convinced everyone to agree with his plan.
Somehow, the keys ended up in the fridge.
The cat somehow opened the door.

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French:quelque part, je ne sais comment, ...
German:irgendwie, ...
Italian:in qualche modo, per qualche ragione, ...
Spanish:de alguna manera, por alguna razón, ...
Portuguese:de alguma forma, por alguma razão, ...
Chinese:不知怎么的, 不知怎么地, ...
Japanese:どういうわけか, なぜか, ...
Arabic:بِطَرِيقَةٍ مَا, لِسَبَبٍ مَا, ...
Hebrew:אֵיכְשֶׁהוּ, מִשּׁוּם מָה, ...
Russian:как-то, ...
Ukrainian:якимось чином, чомусь, ...
Hindi:किसी तरह, न जाने क्यों, ...
Bengali:কোনোভাবে, কেন যেন, ...
Catalan:d'alguna manera, per alguna raó, ...
Czech:nějak, z nějakého důvodu, ...
Danish:på en eller anden måde, af en eller anden grund, ...
Dutch:op de een of andere manier, ergens, ...
Greek:κάπως, για κάποιο λόγο, ...
Hungarian:valahogy, valamiért, ...
Khmer:តាមរបៀបណាមួយ, ដោយមិនដឹងមូលហេតុ, ...
Korean:어떻게든, 왠지, ...
Persian:به‌نحوی, نمی‌دانم چرا, ...
Polish:jakoś, z jakiegoś powodu, ...
Portuguese (BR):de alguma forma, de alguma maneira, ...
Romanian:cumva, dintr-un motiv necunoscut, ...
Swedish:på något sätt, av någon anledning, ...
Thai:อย่างไรไม่รู้, ไม่รู้ทำไม, ...
Turkish:bir şekilde, nedense, ...
Vietnamese:bằng cách nào đó, tự dưng, ...

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