English Online Dictionary. What means somehow? What does somehow mean?
English
Etymology
From some + how.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsʌmhaʊ/
- Rhymes: -aʊ
Adverb
somehow (not comparable)
- In one way or another; in a way not yet known or explained; by some means
- December 1, 2016, Tom Donaghy writing in The New York Times, Tender Side of Edward Albee
- It’s not by accident Edward wrote “The Goat,” “The Zoo Story” or “Seascape,” with its two lizards, Sarah and Leslie. In fact, in all of his plays the animal is pretty prominent, somehow or other.
- December 1, 2016, Tom Donaghy writing in The New York Times, Tender Side of Edward Albee
Usage notes
The indefiniteness of somehow is emphasized by the addition of or other, or another or or the other.
Synonyms
- somewise
- someway