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somehow - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'somehow' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Somehow [ adv.]
- In one way or another; in some way not yet known or designated; by some means; as, the thing must be done somehow; he lives somehow.

Meaning of 'somehow' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . somehow [ r]
Meaning (1):
- in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
Example in sentence:
  • he expected somehow to discover a woman who would love him;
  • he tried to make is someway acceptable;
  • they managed somehow
Meaning (2):
- for some unspecified reason
Example in sentence:
  • he had me dead to rights but somehow I got away with it;
  • It doesn't seem fair somehow