What does some mean?
Definitions for some
sʌm; unstressed səmsome
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word some.
Princeton's WordNet
some(a)adjective
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"
some(a)adjective
relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent
"we talked for some time"; "he was still some distance away"
some(a)adjective
relatively many but unspecified in number
"they were here for some weeks"; "we did not meet again for some years"
someadverb
remarkable
"that was some party"; "she is some skier"
approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or soadverb
(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"
Wiktionary
someadverb
Of a measurement; approximately, roughly
I guess he must have weighed some 90 kilos.
somepronoun
A certain proportion of, at least one.
Some people like camping.
somepronoun
A certain number, at least one.
Some people like camping.
somepronoun
An unspecified quantity or number of.
Would you like some grapes?
somepronoun
An indefinite quantity.
Would you like some grapes?
somepronoun
An unspecified amount of (something uncountable).
Would you like some water?
somepronoun
An indefinite amount, a part.
Would you like some water?
somepronoun
A certain, an unspecified or unknown.
somepronoun
A considerable quantity or number of.
He had edited the paper for some years.
somepronoun
a remarkable.
He is some acrobat!
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Some
A termination of many adjectives, which denote quality or property of any thing. It is generally joined with a substantive: as gamesome. [ saam, Dutch.]
SOMEadjective
Etymology: som, sum , Saxon; sums, Gothick; sum, Germ. som, Danish; som, sommig, Dutch.
We landed some hundred men, where we found some fresh water. Walter Raleigh.
Let me leave some of the folk that are with me. Gen. xxxiii.
First go with me some few of you, and see the place, and how it may be made convenient for you; and then send for your sick. Francis Bacon.
Some to the shores do fly,
Some to the woods, or whither fear advis’d;
But running from, all to destruction hye. Daniel.Not in the neighbouring moon as some have dream’d. John Milton.
Your edicts some reclaim from sins,
But most your life and blest example wins. Dryden.It may be that the queen’s treasure, in so great occasions of disbursements, is not always so ready; but being paid as it is, now some, and then some, it is no great impoverishment to her coffers. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.
Being encountered with a strong storm some eight leagues to the westward of Scilly, I held it the office of a commander to take a port. Walter Raleigh.
At the higher end of a creek Milbrook lurketh between two hills, a village of some eighty houses. Carew.
Old mens spirits visual, contrary to those of purblind men, unite not, but when the object is at some good distance. Francis Bacon.
Sir Edward Poinings, after he had continued at Sluice some good while, returned unto the king, then before Buloigne. Francis Bacon.
The number slain on the rebels part were some two thousand. Francis Bacon.
He bore away the prize to the admiration of some hundreds. Addison.
Your good-natur’d gods, they say,
Descend some twice or thrice a day. Matthew Prior.Paint, patches, jewels laid aside,
At night astronomers agree,
The evening has the day bely’d,
And Phyllis is some forty-three. Matthew Prior.The pilot of some small night founder’d skiff. John Milton.
Webster Dictionary
Someadjective
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
Someadjective
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
Someadjective
not much; a little; moderate; as, the censure was to some extent just
Someadjective
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
Someadjective
considerable in number or quality
Someadjective
certain; those of one part or portion; -- in distinct from other or others; as, some men believe one thing, and others another
Someadjective
a part; a portion; -- used pronominally, and followed sometimes by of; as, some of our provisions
Etymology: [OE. som, sum, AS. sum; akin to OS., OFries., & OHG. sum, OD. som, D. sommig, Icel. sumr, Dan. somme (pl.), Sw. somlige (pl.), Goth. sums, and E. same. 191. See Same, a., and cf. -some.]
Wikidata
Somé
Somé is a town in the Nandiala Department of Boulkiemdé Province in central western Burkina Faso. It has a population of 3073.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Some
sum, adj. denoting an indefinite number or quantity: certain, in distinction from others: moderate or in a certain degree: about.—adv. (prov.) somewhat, in some degree.—n. Some′body, some or any body or person: a person of importance.—advs. Some′deal, Some′dele (Spens.), in some degree, somewhat; Some′gate (Scot.), somewhere, somehow; Some′how, in some way or other.—adj. Some′-such, somewhat of that kind.—n. Some′thing, an indefinite thing or event: a portion, an indefinite quantity.—adv. in some degree.—advs. Some′time, at a time not fixed: once: at one time or other; Some′times, at certain times: now and then: at one time: (B.) once, formerly.—n. Some′what, an unfixed quantity or degree.—adv. in some degree.—advs. Some′when, some time or other; Some′where, in some place: in one place or another; Some′while, sometimes, at times; Some′whither, to some place. [A.S. sum; Goth. sums, Ice. sumr.]
Editors Contribution
some
A specific number or quantity.
Some countries around the world celebrate Mothers Day and Fathers Day.
Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020
Suggested Resources
SOME
What does SOME stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SOME acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SOME
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Some is ranked #119508 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Some surname appeared 145 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Some.
46.2% or 67 total occurrences were White.
32.4% or 47 total occurrences were Black.
14.4% or 21 total occurrences were Asian.
3.4% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.
3.4% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'some' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #60
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'some' in Written Corpus Frequency: #87
Anagrams for some »
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OEMs
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meso
mose
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of some in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of some in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of some in a Sentence
The idea here is not just to provide some sort of a near-term stimulus that keeps people busy for months or quarters, it's to fundamentally transform key sectors within our economy that disproportionately employ blue-collar and service workers... in a way that incentivizes not just more jobs, but higher-quality jobs.
Some donors come to the Church offering profits from the blood of people who have been exploited, mistreated, enslaved with badly paid work, i will say to them: 'Please take your money away, burn it'.
We've been standing up our command center for quite some time, waiting for this... for coronavirus to hit the United States we have been overbuying supplies, but until it truly does, you don't quite realize what you're going to be going through.
I’m really proud of just being able to meet the people who are entrepreneurs and are creating their businesses on Weebly, to hear some of their stories…it’s inspiring.
We don't know what happened and there are lots of conflicting stories, unfortunately there will have to be some time taken to understand what happened. Hopefully we will get to an understanding and justice will be served.
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- بعضArabic
- тро́хі, некато́ры, не́калькіBelarusian
- একটুBengali
- nějakýCzech
- peth, rhai, rhywWelsh
- irgendein, etwas, einige, manche, etliche, ein paar, welche, ungefähr, etwa, umGerman
- λίγο, μερικοί, περίπουGreek
- unos, alguno, algo, algunas, unas, algunosSpanish
- کمیPersian
- joskus, melkoinen, muutamia, joitakin, jotkut, eräs, vähän, muutamat, aikamoinen, jonkin verran, joku, jotakin, jotakuinkinFinnish
- certains, des, quelques, du, quelque, certain, la, de la, quelconque, environFrench
- daoine, roinnt, ábharIrish
- air choireiginScottish Gaelic
- algúnGalician
- कुछ, थोड़ा, कोई, के लगभगHindi
- որոշ, մի քիչ, մի, ոմանք, ինչ-որ, մի քանի, մի քանիսը, մոտArmenian
- alcun, qualqueInterlingua
- sum, sumar, sumirIcelandic
- כמהHebrew
- ある, いくつか, いくつかのJapanese
- អ្នកខ្លះ, ន្តិចបន្តួច, បន្តិចបន្តួចKhmer
- aliquiLatin
- ētahi, heMāori
- အချို့Burmese
- noenNorwegian
- wat, sommige, sommigenDutch
- sommeNorwegian Nynorsk
- noen, enkelte, visseNorwegian
- łaʼNavajo, Navaho
- kilka, niektórzy, trochę, niektóre, jakiśPolish
- algum, um pouco, que, um, alguns, mais ou menos, unsPortuguese
- nișteRomanian
- не́который, немно́го, како́й-то, не́сколькоRussian
- neki, neke, nekaSerbo-Croatian
- en del, lite, några, somliga, någon, något, vissaSwedish
- บางThai
- bazıTurkish
- кі́лька, тро́хи, де́якийUkrainian
- کوئی, کچھUrdu
- một sốVietnamese
- ene fameuse, kékès, sacwantès, on fameus, ene, puzieurs, sacwants, on, on pô do, puzieurès, do, on pô del, ene miete di, del, desWalloon
- 一些Chinese
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