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someplace

adv. place
B1 Intermediate US //ˈsəmˌpɫeɪs// UK //sˈʌmpleɪs// some·place Informal

adv. in or to a place that you do not know or have not named. It is a more casual way of saying 'somewhere'.

adv. In, at, or to an unspecified or unknown location. Primarily used in North American English as a synonym for 'somewhere'.


SIMPLE

Let's go someplace quiet to talk.

CONTEXTUAL

I know I left my keys someplace in the kitchen, but I cannot find them now.

COMPLEX

The family decided they needed to move someplace with better schools and more green space before the children reached high school age.

Synonyms
Origin

From some + place.

Usage

Typically functions as an adverb of place; in formal writing, 'somewhere' is generally preferred.

Pitfall

I want to go to someplace warm.I want to go someplace warm.When used as an adverb, it does not require the preposition 'to' to indicate destination.

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