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somewhere else

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌsʌmwɛr ˈɛls/ · UK /ˌsʌmweər ˈels/

somewhere else means: In a different place from the one being discussed.

adverb

IN ANOTHER PLACEA2

In a different place from the one being discussed.

  • My keys are somewhere else.
  • She lived somewhere else last year.
  • Are you staying somewhere else tonight?

Similar words: elsewhere

Common phrases: live somewhere else, work somewhere else

TO ANOTHER PLACEA2

To a different place from the one being discussed.

  • Let’s go somewhere else.
  • They moved somewhere else after the flood.
  • Could you take these boxes somewhere else?

Similar words: elsewhere

Common phrases: go somewhere else, move somewhere else

NOT PAYING ATTENTIONB2

Thinking about other things instead of paying attention to what is happening.

  • Her mind was somewhere else.
  • He seemed somewhere else during our conversation.
  • Were you listening, or were you somewhere else?

Similar words: distracted, absent-minded

Opposites: attentive

Common phrases: mentally somewhere else, mind somewhere else

noun

ANOTHER PLACEA2

A different place from the one being discussed.

  • We need somewhere else to live.
  • Is there somewhere else we can meet?
  • They found somewhere else with more space.

How to use it: somewhere else to do something (We need somewhere else to stay.)

Similar words: another place

Common phrases: somewhere else quiet, somewhere else nearby

Questions about somewhere else

What does somewhere else mean?

In a different place from the one being discussed.

What is somewhere else in other languages?

Türkçe: başka bir yerde · Español: en otro lugar · Français: ailleurs · Deutsch: anderswo · Italiano: altrove · 日本語: 別の場所に

How do you pronounce somewhere else?

In American English /ˌsʌmwɛr ˈɛls/; in British English /ˌsʌmweər ˈels/.

How do you use somewhere else in a sentence?

My keys are somewhere else. She lived somewhere else last year.

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