somewhat

English

Etymology

some +‎ what

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈsʌmwɒt/
• (US) IPA: /ˈsʌmwʌt/

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• Hyphenation: some‧what

Adverb

somewhat (not comparable)

1. To a limited extent or degree.

   The crowd was somewhat larger than expected, perhaps due to the good weather.

   The decision to shave or not is a somewhat personal one.

Translations

limited extent

Chinese: Mandarin: 多少 (cmn) (duōshǎo), 有點 (cmn), 有点 (cmn) (yǒudiǎn), 幾分 (cmn), 几分 (cmn) (jǐfēn) Croatian: ponešto (hr), donekle (hr) Czech: poněkud (cs) Dutch: ietwat, een beetje, enigszins Finnish: jonkin verran (fi), jossain määrin (fi) French: assez (fr), quelque peu (fr) Kurdish: نه‌ختێک, که‌مێک

Macedonian: донекаде (mk) (donékade) Norwegian: noen lunde (no) Polish: trochę (pl), nieco (pl), dość (pl) Portuguese: um tanto, meio (pt) Romanian: întrucâtva (ro) Russian: несколько (néskol’ko) Scottish Gaelic: leth-char (gd), car (gd) Turkish: biraz (tr), bir nebze (tr), bir miktar (tr), bir parça (tr) Volapük: boso (vo)

See also

• slightly

Pronoun

somewhat

1. (dated) something

Translations

something

Chinese: Mandarin: 某東西 (cmn), 某东西 (cmn) (mǒudōngxi), 某物 (cmn) (mǒuwù)

Russian: несколько (ru) (néskol’ko)

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: remain · covered · born · #718: somewhat · figure · goes · youth