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

somewhat

adverb
 
/ˈsʌmwɒt/
 
/ˈsʌmwʌt/
(rather formal)
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  1. to some degree synonym rather
    • somewhat different/similar
    • I was somewhat surprised to see him.
    • The situation has changed somewhat since we last met.
    • What happened to them remains somewhat of a mystery.
    • My options are somewhat limited.
    Extra Examples
    • Her version of what happened was somewhat different.
    • The minister was looking somewhat bemused.
    • The singer, somewhat surprisingly, refused to accept this.
    • The system had already been used, albeit somewhat differently, by Marx.
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySomewhat is used with these adjectives:
    • absurd
    • academic
    • akin
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