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How to pronounce somewhat
Say it like this: /ˈsʌmwʌt/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does somewhat mean?
advTo a limited extent or degree; not completely.
“That hat seems somewhat small for him.”
Very.
“That hat seems somewhat small for him.”
pronSomething.
nounA certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something.
“Somewhat of his good sense will suffer, in this transfusion, and much of the beauty of his thoughts will be lost.”
A person or thing of importance; a somebody.
“Am I to blame for this, / That here come those that worship me? Ha! ha! / They think that I am somewhat. What am I?”
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