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 Definitions of Some  [ʌm; unstressed səm]  

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Definition of 'Some' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) some
being an undetermined or unspecified one:
Some person may object.

2.  some
certain (used with plural nouns):
Some days I stay home.

3.  some
unspecified in number, amount, degree, etc.:
to some extent.

4.  some
unspecified but considerable in number, amount, degree, etc.:
We talked for some time.

5.  some
Informal. remarkable of its type:
That was some storm.

6. (pron.) some
certain persons, individuals, instances, etc., not specified:
Some think he is dead.

7.  some
an unspecified number, amount, etc., as distinguished from the rest or in addition:
He paid a thousand dollars and then some.

8. (adv.) some
approximately; about:
Some 300 were present.

9.  some
to some degree or extent:
I like baseball some.

Etymology:  (bef. 900; ME (adj. and pronoun); OE sum orig., someone, c. OFris, OS, OHG sum, ON sumr, Go sums)

Definition of 'Some' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) some(a)
quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
"have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper"

2. (adj) some(a)
relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent
"we talked for some time"; "he was still some distance away"

3. (adj) some(a)
relatively many but unspecified in number
"they were here for some weeks"; "we did not meet again for some years"

4. (adverb) some
remarkable
"that was some party"; "she is some skier"

5. (adverb) approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
"lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"


Definition of 'Some' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (determiner) some
indicates an unspecified amount
I have some work to finish.; Would you like some wine with your meal?

2.  some
indicates an unspecified number
Some people in the group don't agree.; There are some books on my desk.

3.  some
indicates part of a number or amount of people or things, not all of them
Some dogs can be aggressive.

4.  some
indicates a large amount or number
He left some time ago.

5.  some
quite some
emphasizes that there is a lot
There's been quite some improvement in her work this year.

6.  some
indicates an unspecified person or thing
She's crying because some guy told her she was fat.

7.  some
indicates you think sth is very good
That was some meal she cooked us last night!; It's delicious cake - would you like some?; Most people here speak two languages and some speak more.; Some of the students will find this activity difficult.

8. (adverb) some
indicates an approximate figure
There were some 50,000 people at the concert.


Definition of 'Some' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Some
consisting of a greater or less portion or sum; composed of a quantity or number which is not stated; -- used to express an indefinite quantity or number; as, some wine; some water; some persons. Used also pronominally; as, I have some

2. (adj) Some
a certain; one; -- indicating a person, thing, event, etc., as not known individually, or designated more specifically; as, some man, that is, some one man

3. (adj) Some
not much; a little; moderate; as, the censure was to some extent just

4. (adj) Some
about; near; more or less; -- used commonly with numerals, but formerly also with a singular substantive of time or distance; as, a village of some eighty houses; some two or three persons; some hour hence

5. (adj) Some
considerable in number or quality

6. (adj) Some
certain; those of one part or portion; -- in distinct from other or others; as, some men believe one thing, and others another

7. (adj) Some
a part; a portion; -- used pronominally, and followed sometimes by of; as, some of our provisions


Translation of 'Some' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: an indefinite amount or number (of)
I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: sekere Arabic flag Arabic: بَعْض Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: няколко
Brazilian flag Brazilian: algum Czech flag Czech: několik; trochu German flag German: etwas
Danish flag Danish: nogle; nogen; noget Greek flag Greek: μερικοί, κάποιοι Spanish flag Spanish: algún, algo, cierto, unos
Estonian flag Estonian: mõni, mõned, natuke Farsi flag Farsi: مقداري؛ تعدادي Finnish flag Finnish: joku, jotkut
French flag French: quelque(s); un peu Hebrew flag Hebrew: כָּמָה Hindi flag Hindi: कुछ
Croatian flag Croatian: nekoliko, nešto Hungarian flag Hungarian: néhány Indonesian flag Indonesian: sedikit
Icelandic flag Icelandic: nokkur; nokkurn; dálítill Italian flag Italian: qualche Japanese flag Japanese: いくらかの
Korean flag Korean: 약간(의), 얼마간(의) Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: šiek tiek, truputis Latvian flag Latvian: nedaudz; mazliet
Malay flag Malay: sedikit Dutch flag Dutch: wat Norwegian flag Norwegian: noen, litt, noe
Polish flag Polish: kilka, trochę Persian flag Persian: مقداري؛ تعدادي Pashto flag Pashto: تعداد
Portuguese flag Portuguese: algum Romanian flag Romanian: nişte; puţin Russian flag Russian: несколько; немного
Slovak flag Slovak: niekoľko; trocha Slovenian flag Slovenian: nekaj Serbian flag Serbian: nešto
Swedish flag Swedish: några, en del, lite Thai flag Thai: บางส่วน Turkish flag Turkish: bazı, birkaç tane
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 一些 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: якийсь; деякий Urdu flag Urdu: غیر معیّن تعداد یا مقدار
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: một vài, vài ba Chinese flag Chinese: 一些

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