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   Some

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   determiner

   • 1. an unspecified amount or number of: "I made some money running errands"
   • 2. used to refer to someone or something that is unknown or unspecified: "I was talking to some journalist the other day"
   • 3. (used with a number) approximately: "some thirty different languages are spoken"
   • 4. a considerable amount or number of: "he went to some trouble"
   • 5. at least a small amount or number of: "he liked some music but generally wasn't musical"
   • 6. expressing admiration of something notable: "that was some goal"
   • ▪ used ironically to express disapproval or disbelief: "Mr. Power gave his stock reply. Some help"

   pronoun

   • 1. an unspecified number or amount of people or things: "here are some of our suggestions"
   • 2. at least a small amount or number of people or things: "surely some have noticed"

   adverb

   • 1. to some extent; somewhat: informal North American "when you get to the majors, the rules change some"

   Word Origin Old Englishsum, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek hamōs ‘somehow’ and Sanskrit sama ‘any, every’.

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   What does some mean?

   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! The meaning of SOME is being an unknown, undetermined, or unspecified unit or thing. How to use some in a sentence.

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   What does some mean in a sentence?

   • Some is also a pronoun. Our apples are ripe. We're going out this morning with step-ladders to pick some. You use some to emphasize that a quantity or number is fairly large. For example, if an activity takes some time, it takes quite a lot of time. The question of local government finance has been the subject of debate for some years.

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   How do you use the word'some' in a sentence?

   • Heat a tablespoon of olive oil, a clove of garlic and some black pepper in a saucepan. He went to fetch some books. Some children refuse to eat at all and others overeat. Some is also a pronoun. Our apples are ripe. We're going out this morning with step-ladders to pick some. You use some to emphasize that a quantity or number is fairly large.

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   What does it mean if you refer to a person or thing?

   • If you refer to some person or thing, you are referring to that person or thing but in a vague way, without stating precisely which person or thing you mean. If you are worried about some aspect of your child's health, call us. He always thinks some guy is going to come along and fix his life.

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   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”. synonyms: many.

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