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Happened Adverb ˈsʌmwɒt ˈsʌmwʌt Different/Similar I Surprised Situation

Word3 somewhat
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic /ˈsʌmwɒt/ /ˈsʌmwʌt/
Example
  • somewhat different/similar
  • i was somewhat surprised to see him.
  • the situation has changed somewhat since we last met.
  • what happened to them remains somewhat of a mystery.
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somewhat

(adverb)/ˈsʌmwɒt/ /ˈsʌmwʌt/
  1. to some degree
    • SYNONYM rather
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/rather_2
    • somewhat different/similar
    • I was somewhat surprised to see him.
    • The situation has changed somewhat since we last met.
    • What happened to them remains somewhat of a mystery.
    • My options are somewhat limited.

    Extra Examples

    • Her version of what happened was somewhat different.
    • The minister was looking somewhat bemused.
    • The singer, somewhat surprisingly, refused to accept this.
    • The system had already been used, albeit somewhat differently, by Marx.
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