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somewhat

adverb

to certain extent or degree

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
S
Ends with
T
Contains
OM
Scrabble score
16
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈsʌmwɒt

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Meaning

Definitions

adverb

  1. to certain extent or degree

    “pretty big”

adverb

  1. to a small degree or extent

    “his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory”

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Example Sentences

pretty big
pretty bad
jolly decent of him
the shoes are priced reasonably
he is fairly clever with computers
his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory
the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other

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