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Definition of somehow adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

somehow

adverb
 
/ˈsʌmhaʊ/
 
/ˈsʌmhaʊ/
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  1. (also North American English, informal someway, someways)
    in a way that is not known or certain
    • We must stop him from seeing her somehow.
    • Somehow or other I must get a new job.
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb2
  2. for a reason that you do not know or understand
    • Somehow, I don't feel I can trust him.
    • She looked different somehow.
See somehow in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee somehow in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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