# somewhat

Pronunciation: US say "SUM-wut" /ˈsʌmwʌt/; UK say "SUM-wot" /ˈsʌmwɒt/

## Adverb

1. To a limited degree or extent; not entirely.
   - Simple: To a small degree, but not completely.
   - _His explanation was somewhat convincing, though gaps remained._
   - _The results were somewhat surprising given how the trial began._
3. Very; used as deliberate understatement, so that a large degree is described as if it were slight. *(UK)*
   - Simple: Very, but said in a way that makes it sound like only a little.
   - _It was minus fifteen on the moors that morning, and the sheep looked somewhat cold._
   - _Having lost nine-nil at home, the manager was somewhat disappointed with his side._

## Noun

2. Used as a noun: some part, amount, or degree of a thing or quality, as in being somewhat of an expert.
   - Simple: A certain amount or part of something.
   - _Although he had lived in the town for only a year, he had become somewhat of a local celebrity after his bakery opened._
   - _The sudden resignation came as somewhat of a shock to the staff._

## Pronoun

4. Some unspecified thing; an indefinite something. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Some thing that is not named exactly.

## Other meanings

- (noun) An important person or thing, one that counts for a good deal.

## Origin

Formed from the words "some" and "what" put together.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/somewhat (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).