Meaning of somewhy | Babel Free

Definitions

For some reason.

not-comparable, rare

Equivalents

Examples

“Out of the drift of facts, whereby you learn What some was, somewhere, somewhen, somewhy?”

“I loved them both—but not so very much else in the book—but I read them over twice & thought—somewhy—of Highland Park & our quaint little trips to Los Angles^([sic]) & elsewhere thereabouts on the street car.”

“Somewhy I've always had this stupid idea that something or something or somebody awful is waiting here for me.”

“But somehow, somewhy, he did something and that woman knew it. And somehow, somewhy on a whole lot of other days he doesn't do anything we can see ...”

“Or is it actually him? Still holding on somewhere, somehow, somewhy.”

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