English · Word Candidate

somewhat

/ˈsʌmwɒt/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: somewhats

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To a limited extent or degree; not completely.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tới một mức độ nhất định

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Adverb

Examples

The crowd was somewhat larger than expected, perhaps due to the good weather.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

Very.

AdverbRegister: UK

Examples

That hat seems somewhat small for him.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một lượng hoặc mức độ nhất định

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Noun

Examples

Somewhat of his good sense will suffer, in this transfusion, and much of the beauty of his thoughts will be lost.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A person or thing of importance; a somebody.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một người hoặc điều gì đó quan trọng

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Noun

Examples

c. 1810-1820, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Troilus and Cressida Pity that the researchful notary has not either told us in what century, and of what history, he was a writer, or been simply content to depose, that Lollius, if a writer of that name existed at all, was a somewhat somewhere.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “somewhat” mean?

To a limited extent or degree; not completely.

Is “somewhat” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.