What is the meaning of somehow?

adverb

  • In some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means.
    • usage: "they managed somehow"; "he expected somehow to discover a woman who would love him"; "he tried to make is someway acceptable"
  • For some unspecified reason.
    • usage: "It doesn't seem fair somehow"; "he had me dead to rights but somehow I got away with it";
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APAWordNet. (2010). somehow. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/somehow/definitions/1253368
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "somehow" http://smartdefine.org/somehow/definitions/1253368 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, somehow, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/somehow/definitions/1253368>.
MLAWordNet. "somehow" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/somehow/definitions/1253368>
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