The meaning of Some
sʌm
Some – definition
determinerAn unspecified amount or number of.
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I made some money running errandsdeterminerUsed to refer to someone or something that is unknown or unspecified.
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I was talking to some journalist the other daydeterminer(used with a number) approximately.
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Some thirty different languages are spokendeterminer(pronounced stressing ‘some’) a considerable amount or number of.
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He went to some troubledeterminer(pronounced stressing ‘some’) at least a small amount or number of.
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He liked some music but generally wasn't musicaldeterminer(pronounced stressing ‘some’) expressing admiration of something notable.
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That was some goal
pronounAn unspecified number or amount of people or things.
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Here are some of our suggestionspronoun(pronounced stressing ‘some’) at least a small amount or number of people or things.
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Surely some have noticed
adverbTo some extent; quite a lot.
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He needs feeding up some
suffixForming adjectives meaning.
suffixProductive of.
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LoathsomesuffixCharacterized by being.
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Wholesome
suffix(forming nouns) denoting a group of a specified number.
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Foursome
suffixDenoting a portion of a body, especially a particle of a cell.
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Chromosome
Quantifier
adjectiveHaving an amount or number that is not known or not stated, or being a part of something
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Let’s get some work done., some stories he wrote were made into movies., some jerk backed into my c…
determinerAn amount or number of something that is not stated or not known; a part of something
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There's some cake in the kitchen if you'd like it., here's some news you might be interested in., w…
determinerA large amount or number of something
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It'll be some time before we meet again., it was some years later when they next met., we discussed…
determinerUsed to refer to a particular person or thing without stating exactly which one
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Some lucky person will win more than $1,000,000 in the competition., some idiot's locked the door!,…
determinerUsed before a noun, especially at the beginning of a sentence to show anger or disapproval, often by repeating a word that was not accurately used
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Some people just don't know when to shut up., some help you were! you sat on your backside most of …
determinerUsed before a noun to show how good something or someone is
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Wow, that was some dinner!
pronounAn amount or number of something that is not stated or not known; a part of something
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If you need more paper then just take some., "would you like to have dinner with us?" "no thanks, i…
pronounSome people
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Some have compared his work to picasso's.
adverbUsed before a number to mean approximately; about
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Some 50 tons of rock are taken from the quarry every day., the water is some 20 to 30 metres beneat…
adverbBy a small amount or degree; a little
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She says she's feeling some better., we could turn down the heat some if that would make you more c…
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Word origin
from Greek sōma ‘body’.
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