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somewhere

 adverb
     
some‧where S1 W2
1 in or to a place, but you do not say or know exactly where:
My wallet must be around here somewhere.
somewhere to do something
There must be somewhere to eat cheaply in this town.
somewhere safe/different etc
Is there somewhere safe where I can leave my bike?
Go and play somewhere else (=in a different place) - I'm trying to work.
We could meet for dinner at Giorgio's or somewhere (=or a similar place).
2

somewhere around/between etc

a little more or a little less than a particular number or amount, especially a large one [= approximately]:
We have somewhere in the region of 500 firefighters in this area.
3

be getting somewhere

to be making progress:
At last I feel we're getting somewhere.
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