Somewhat
11somewhat — [[t]sʌ̱m(h)wɒt[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADV: ADV with cl/group You use somewhat to indicate that something is the case to a limited extent or degree. [FORMAL] He concluded that Oswald was somewhat abnormal... He explained somewhat unconvincingly that the company …
12somewhat — adv., n., & pron. adv. to some extent (behaviour that was somewhat strange; answered somewhat hastily). n. & pron. archaic something (loses somewhat of its force). Phrases and idioms: more than somewhat colloq. very (was more than somewhat… …
13somewhat */*/*/ — UK [ˈsʌmwɒt] / US [ˈsʌmwɑt, ˈsʌmhwɑt] adverb to some degree but not to a large degree The situation has improved somewhat during the past year. His behaviour has been somewhat unreasonable. Molly finally agreed, somewhat reluctantly, to go and… …
14somewhat — some|what [ sʌmwat, sʌmhwat ] adverb *** to some degree but not to a large degree: The situation has improved somewhat during the past year. His behavior has been somewhat unreasonable. Molly finally agreed, somewhat reluctantly, to go see a… …
15somewhat — adverb 1 more than a little but not very: The price is somewhat higher than I expected. 2 more than somewhat BrE formal very much: His behaviour displeased me more than somewhat …
16somewhat — adv. Somewhat is used with these adjectives: ↑absurd, ↑academic, ↑akin, ↑alien, ↑aloof, ↑ambiguous, ↑analogous, ↑arbitrary, ↑ashamed, ↑bearable, ↑bemused, ↑better …
17somewhat — [ˈsʌmwɒt] adv to some degree, but not to a large degree The situation has improved somewhat during the past year.[/ex] His behaviour has been somewhat unreasonable.[/ex] …
18somewhat — /sum hwut , hwot , hweuht, wut , wot , weuht/, adv. 1. in some measure or degree; to some extent: not angry, just somewhat disturbed. n. 2. some part, portion, amount, etc. [1150 1200; ME; see SOME, WHAT] * * * …
19somewhat — 1. adverb /ˈsʌmwɒt,ˈsʌmwʌt/ To a limited extent or degree. The crowd was somewhat larger than expected, perhaps due to the good weather. 2. pronoun /ˈsʌmwɒt,ˈsʌmwʌt/ something …
20somewhat — See some. See some, somewhat …
