somewhere else

/ˌsʌmwɛə(ɹ)ˈɛls/

noun

A place other than here; another place.

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Meanings

nounsomewhere else (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA place other than here; another place.

    Synonyms: elsewhere, someplace else

adverb
  1. In or at some other place.
  2. To some other place.

    Synonyms: elsewhither, somewhither else

  3. figurativelyDistracted; in a daydream, (of the mind) unable to interact with events in the here and now

    Hearing the laughter of his sons, Alf grinned. But he was somewhere else, thinking of the woman moving through the dim house behind him.

    2013, John Bemrose, The Island Walkers: A Novel, page 3
    1 more example

    But I get slightly crazy when I'm working on something. I zone out and get lost watching scenes play out in my head. That's why I won't have lunch with friends when I'm writing. My head is somewhere else and they naturally take it personally.

    1996, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Emmy, volume 18, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, page 38

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA place other than here; another place.

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elsewheresomeplace else

adverbTo some other place.

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elsewhithersomewhither else

all

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elsewhereotherwheresomeplace else
Also see
elsewhereotherwhere

Translations

Ancient Greek ἀλλαχοῦ, αὖθις
  • ἀλλαχοῦ (allakhoû)in or at some other place
  • αὖθις (aûthis)in or at some other place
  • ἄλλοθι (állothi)to some other place
Bulgarian дру́гаде
  • дру́гаде (drúgade)in or at some other place
Catalan en un altre lloc, en una altra banda
  • en un altre llocin or at some other place
  • en una altra bandain or at some other place
Chinese Mandarin 別處 /别处
  • 別處 /别处 (biéchù)in or at some other place
Czech jinde, jinam
  • jindein or at some other place
  • jinamto some other place
Danish andetsteds
  • andetstedsin or at some other place
Dutch ergens anders, elders
  • ergens andersin or at some other place
  • eldersin or at some other place
  • eldersto some other place
  • elwaartsto some other place
Esperanto aliloke, aliloken
  • alilokein or at some other place
  • alilokento some other place
Finnish jossakin muualla, muualla
  • jossakin muuallain or at some other place
  • muuallain or at some other place
  • toisaallain or at some other place
  • muualleto some other place
  • toisaalleto some other place
French autre part, ailleurs
  • autre partin or at some other place
  • ailleursin or at some other place
  • ailleursto some other place
German anderswo, woanders
  • anderswoanother place
  • woandersin or at some other place
  • anderswoin or at some other place
  • woandersto some other place
  • anderswoto some other place
Greek αλλού, άλλοθι
  • αλλού (alloú)in or at some other place
  • άλλοθι (állothi)to some other place
Hungarian máshol, másutt
  • másholanother place
  • másuttin or at some other place
  • másholin or at some other place
  • máshováto some other place
  • máshovato some other place
Irish in áit éigin eile, áit éigin eile
  • in áit éigin eilein or at some other place
  • áit éigin eileto some other place
Italian altrove, da qualche altra parte
  • altrovein or at some other place
  • da qualche altra partein or at some other place
  • altroveto some other place
Japanese ほかの場所で, ほかの場所へ
  • ほかの場所で (hoka no basho de)in or at some other place
  • ほかの場所へ (hoka no basho e)to some other place
Latin alibī, alias
  • alibīin or at some other place
  • aliasin or at some other place
  • aliōto some other place
Latvian citur
  • citurin or at some other place
Lithuanian kitur
  • kiturin or at some other place
Māori wāhi kē, wāhi kē
  • wāhi kēanother place
  • wāhi kēin or at some other place
  • wāhi kēto some other place
Norwegian Bokmål annensteds, annetsteds
  • annenstedsin or at some other place
  • annetstedsin or at some other place
  • annenstedsto some other place
  • annetstedsto some other place
Polish gdzie indziej, gdzie indziej
  • gdzie indziejin or at some other place
  • gdzie indziejto some other place
  • indziejto some other place
Portuguese em outro lugar, alhures
  • em outro lugarin or at some other place
  • alhuresin or at some other place
  • alguresin or at some other place
  • para outro lugarto some other place
Romanian altundeva, aiurea
  • altundevain or at some other place
  • aiureain or at some other place
Russian где́-то в друго́м ме́сте, в друго́м ме́сте
  • где́-то в друго́м ме́сте (gdé-to v drugóm méste)in or at some other place
  • в друго́м ме́сте (v drugóm méste)in or at some other place
  • где́-нибудь ещё (gdé-nibudʹ ješčó)in or at some other place
  • в друго́е ме́сто (v drugóje mésto)to some other place
  • куда́-нибудь ещё (kudá-nibudʹ ješčó)to some other place
Spanish en otra parte, en otro lugar
  • en otra partein or at some other place
  • en otro lugarin or at some other place
  • a otra parteto some other place
  • a otro lugarto some other place
Swedish någon annanstans, annorstädes
  • någon annanstansin or at some other place
  • annorstädesin or at some other place
  • någon annanstansto some other place
Welsh yn rhywle arall, rywle arall
  • yn rhywle arallin or at some other place
  • rywle arallto some other place
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APA

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Chicago

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