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Happened Adverb Bre ˈsʌmwɒt ˈsʌmwʌt I Surprised Situation

Word somewhat
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic BrE / ˈsʌmwɒt / NAmE / ˈsʌmwʌt /
Example
  • 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.
  • her version of what happened was somewhat different.
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somewhat

(adverb)BrE / ˈsʌmwɒt / NAmE / ˈsʌmwʌt /
  1. to some degree
    • synonym rather
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/rather_1
    • 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.

    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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