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some

some
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suhm; unstressed suh m]
    • /sʌm; unstressed səm/
    • /səm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suhm; unstressed suh m]
    • /sʌm; unstressed səm/

Definitions of some word

  • adjective some being an undetermined or unspecified one: Some person may object. 1
  • adjective some (used with plural nouns) certain: Some days I stay home. 1
  • adjective some of a certain unspecified number, amount, degree, etc.: to some extent. 1
  • adjective some unspecified but considerable in number, amount, degree, etc.: We talked for some time. He was here some weeks. 1
  • adjective some Informal. of impressive or remarkable quality, consequence, extent, etc.: That was some storm. 1
  • adverb some (used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about: Some 300 were present. 1

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Origin of some

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English (adj. and pronoun); Old English sum orig., someone; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle High German sum, Old Norse sumr, Gothic sums

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Some

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

some popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

some usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for some

adj some

  • a few — small number of
  • anthologized — to compile an anthology.
  • diversiform — differing in form; of various forms.
  • few and far between — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
  • few — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.

adv some

  • a little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
  • all but — All but a particular person or thing means everyone or everything except that person or thing.
  • as good as — 'As good as' can be used to mean 'almost.'
  • averagely — a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester.

adjective some

  • any — You use any in statements with negative meaning to indicate that no thing or person of a particular type exists, is present, or is involved in a situation.
  • approximately — close to; around; roughly or in the region of
  • omnifarious — of all forms, varieties, or kinds.
  • omniform — Having every form or shape.
  • one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.

adverb some

  • bearably — In a bearable manner.
  • insignificantly — Of such extremely small quantity or degree that it is not worth measuring.

Antonyms for some

noun some

  • lots — a river in S France, flowing W to the Garonne. 300 miles (480 km) long.
  • multitude — a great number; host: a multitude of friends.
  • myriad — a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.

pronoun some

  • most — great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
  • none — to no extent; in no way; not at all: The supply is none too great.

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