somewhat
pronunciation
How to pronounce somewhat in British English:
UK [ˈsʌmwɒt]
How to pronounce somewhat in American English:
US [ˈsʌmwʌt]
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- Adverb:
- to a small degree or extent
- to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
Word Origin
- somewhat (adv.)
- c. 1200, "in a certain amount, to a certain degree," from some + what. Replaced Old English sumdæl, sume dæle "somewhat, some portion," literally "some deal."
Example
- 1. Attitudes to smoking have changed somewhat since then .
- 2. True , the headline numbers somewhat underestimate the problem .
- 3. But the euro 's resilience is somewhat odd .
- 4. Experts and pundits are expressing a somewhat less optimistic opinion .
- 5. The export of people somewhat curbed population growth .