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Somewhat

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Somewhat
Somewhat Some"what`, n. 1. More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something. [1913 Webster]

These salts have somewhat of a nitrous taste. --Grew. [1913 Webster]

Somewhat of his good sense will suffer, in this transfusion, and much of the beauty of his thoughts will be lost. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

2. A person or thing of importance; a somebody. [1913 Webster]

Here come those that worship me. They think that I am somewhat. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]


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  • somewhat — 1. pron.; indef.; as noun что то; кое что; he is somewhat of aconnoisseur он до некоторой степени знаток 2. pron.; indef.; as adv. отчас ти, до некоторой степени; he answered somewhat hastily он ответил несколькопоспешно; it is somewhat difficult …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

  • Somewhat — Some what , adv. In some degree or measure; a little. [1913 Webster] His giantship is gone, somewhat crestfallen. Milton. [1913 Webster] Somewhat back from the village street. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • somewhat — /sum hwut , hwot , hweuht, wut , wot , weuht/, adv. 1. in some measure or degree; to some extent: not angry, just somewhat disturbed. n. 2. some part, portion, amount, etc. [1150 1200; ME; see SOME, WHAT] * * * …   Universalium

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