Somehow meaning in English

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Definition

somehow: in some manner, in one way or another, I don't know how adverb
Don't worry. We'll get the money somehow. I'm not sure how we'll do it, but we will!
Philip somehow managed to offend Susie again. I'm not sure how, but he did.

Examples

  • "Somehow I made it through."
  • "Not only did you explicitly disobey my wishes, but somehow you managed to kidnap the most feared judge in California - Frederick F."
  • "Somehow, I came up with the idea of sending the delivery via ferry to Calais before being placed on a cargo ship to Brazil - genius!"
  • "Reporter : Are you a baby that's still a baby who can talk, or are you somehow a baby that's like an adult but can talk?"
  • "Susie : Somehow that doesn't surprise me."
Exercise 1
Polly writes: "Luna promises to make it up to Horatio in the future". What does she mean by this?
Polly writes: "Luna promises to make it up to Horatio in the future". What does she mean by this?
The idiom "to make it up" to someone is a general expression which doesn't indicate something as specific as 'inviting someone to a birthday.
The idiom "to make it up" to someone is a general expression which indicates that someone will compensate somehow in order to excuse themselves for something. However, it doesn't express that Luna will cancel her clowning courses, as they are very important to her.
The idiom "to make it up" to someone is a general expression which doesn't indicate something as specific as "arriving late".
The idiom "to make it up" to someone is a general expression which doesn't indicate anything about Luna's acrobat friends.
Luna promises to "make it up" to Horatio for missing his birthday party. In other words, she will probably do something special for him in order to excuse her absence.

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