somewhere
part of speech
adverb; pronoun
meaning for a pupil
1) Somewhere means in, at or to a place, without saying exactly which one. tree →
2) Somewhere means about, roughly, when giving a number: "somewhere between 20 and 30". tree →
3) "Getting somewhere" means making progress. tree →
4) Somewhere can also mean at some point or level that is not exactly stated. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories, somewhere keeps a place mysterious (somewhere in the forest). In everyday safety, if you go somewhere, tell an adult where you are going. In maths estimation, "somewhere around 50" means approximately 50. In American English, "someplace" means the same. Phrases: somewhere else, somewhere near, somewhere around, get somewhere, somewhere over the rainbow.
examples
- I left my book somewhere in the house. tree →
- Let's go somewhere warm for the holidays. tree →
- She lives somewhere near the school. tree →
- Put it somewhere safe. tree →
- The answer is somewhere between 40 and 50. tree →
- Now we're getting somewhere! tree →
- Is there somewhere I can wash my hands? tree →
- Somewhere on it is hidden a rich treasure. tree →
note
In questions and negatives use anywhere: "I can't find it anywhere", "Is it anywhere?". But for offers and requests use somewhere: "Can we go somewhere?". In maths, "somewhere between 40 and 50" gives a range, not one exact number.
In the corpora
- Fake photos of sharks swimming in flooded streets have spread after many hurricanes; they were edited or taken from somewhere else.
- Picture a city garden at midnight: a fox trots past the bins and somewhere a rabbit freezes, then zigzags away.
- It looks as if it is running somewhere in its sleep.
- He has spotted a sardine-opener — so there must be sardines somewhere.
- The chapter's name is «Wayfarers All»: wayfarers are travellers on foot, people on their way somewhere.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «somewhere» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.