The meaning of Some

determiner

An unspecified amount or number of.

Usage examples:

I made some money running errands

determiner

Used to refer to someone or something that is unknown or unspecified.

Usage examples:

I was talking to some journalist the other day

determiner

(used with a number) approximately.

Usage examples:

Some thirty different languages are spoken

determiner

(pronounced stressing ‘some’) a considerable amount or number of.

Usage examples:

He went to some trouble

determiner

(pronounced stressing ‘some’) at least a small amount or number of.

Usage examples:

He liked some music but generally wasn't musical

determiner

(pronounced stressing ‘some’) expressing admiration of something notable.

Usage examples:

That was some goal

pronoun

An unspecified number or amount of people or things.

Usage examples:

Here are some of our suggestions

pronoun

(pronounced stressing ‘some’) at least a small amount or number of people or things.

Usage examples:

Surely some have noticed

adverb

To some extent; quite a lot.

Usage examples:

He needs feeding up some

suffix

Forming adjectives meaning.

suffix

Productive of.

Usage examples:

Loathsome

suffix

Characterized by being.

Usage examples:

Wholesome

suffix

(forming nouns) denoting a group of a specified number.

Usage examples:

Foursome

suffix

Denoting a portion of a body, especially a particle of a cell.

Usage examples:

Chromosome

Quantifier

adjective

Having an amount or number that is not known or not stated, or being a part of something

Usage examples:

Let’s get some work done., some stories he wrote were made into movies., some jerk backed into my c…

determiner

An amount or number of something that is not stated or not known; a part of something

Usage examples:

There's some cake in the kitchen if you'd like it., here's some news you might be interested in., w…

determiner

A large amount or number of something

Usage examples:

It'll be some time before we meet again., it was some years later when they next met., we discussed…

determiner

Used to refer to a particular person or thing without stating exactly which one

Usage examples:

Some lucky person will win more than $1,000,000 in the competition., some idiot's locked the door!,…

determiner

Used 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

Usage examples:

Some people just don't know when to shut up., some help you were! you sat on your backside most of …

determiner

Used before a noun to show how good something or someone is

Usage examples:

Wow, that was some dinner!

pronoun

An amount or number of something that is not stated or not known; a part of something

Usage examples:

If you need more paper then just take some., "would you like to have dinner with us?" "no thanks, i…

pronoun

Some people

Usage examples:

Some have compared his work to picasso's.

adverb

Used before a number to mean approximately; about

Usage examples:

Some 50 tons of rock are taken from the quarry every day., the water is some 20 to 30 metres beneat…

adverb

By a small amount or degree; a little

Usage examples:

She says she's feeling some better., we could turn down the heat some if that would make you more c…