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   some

   /sʌm/

   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. (pronounced stressing ‘some’) a considerable amount or number of: "he went to some trouble"
   • 5. (pronounced stressing ‘some’) at least a small amount or number of: "he liked some music but generally wasn't musical"
   • 6. (pronounced stressing ‘some’) 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. (pronounced stressing ‘some’) at least a small amount or number of people or things: "surely some have noticed"

   adverb

   • 1. to some extent; quite a lot: informal North American "he needs feeding up 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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › someSome Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : being an unknown, undetermined, or unspecified unit or thing. some person knocked. 2. a. : being one, a part, or an unspecified number of something (such as a class or group) named or implied. some gems are hard. b. : being of an unspecified amount or number. give me some water. have some apples. 3. : remarkable, striking. that was some party.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSOME | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SOME definition: 1. an amount or number of something that is not stated or not known; a part of something: 2. a…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSOME definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you refer to some of the people or things in a group, you mean a few of them but not all of them. If you refer to some of a particular thing, you mean a part of it but not all of it.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › someSome - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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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.

6. www.britannica.com › dictionary › someSome Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   SOME meaning: 1 : used to refer to a person or thing that is not known, named, or specified; 2 : of an unspecified amount or number

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › someSOME - Definition & Translations | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. You use some to refer to a quantity of something or to a number of people or things, when you are not stating the quantity or number precisely. [...] 2. 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. [emphasis] [...]

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › someSOME | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   some pronoun, quantifier (NOT ALL) A1. used to refer to part of a larger amount or number of something and not all of it: In some cases it's possible to fix the problem right away. Some of the children were frightened.