"for some reason" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} for some reason
  1. Expressing uncertainty for the cause or justification of some event or happening. Synonyms: for some reason or other Translations (Translations): jostain syystä (Finnish), jonkin takia (Finnish), irgendwie (German), aus irgendeinem Grund (German), valamiért (Hungarian), nie wiedzieć czemu (Polish), почему́-то (počemú-to) (Russian), по како́й-то причи́не (po kakój-to pričíne) (Russian), nedense (Turkish), чому́сь (čomúsʹ) (Ukrainian), з яко́їсь причи́ни (z jakójisʹ pryčýny) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-for_some_reason-en-adv-qtP1U4K3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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Download JSON data for for some reason meaning in All languages combined (1.7kB)

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          "code": "fi",
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          "code": "fi",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "word": "irgendwie"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "aus irgendeinem Grund"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "valamiért"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "nie wiedzieć czemu"
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          "word": "почему́-то"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
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      "word": "irgendwie"
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      "word": "aus irgendeinem Grund"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "valamiért"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "nie wiedzieć czemu"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "word": "почему́-то"
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      "word": "по како́й-то причи́не"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "nedense"
    },
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "чому́сь"
    },
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