| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | some | Quantifier |
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| 2 | some | Unknown or unspecified | |
| 3 | some | Relatively many but unspecified in number | |
| 4 | some | Remarkable | |
| 5 | some | Relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent | |
| ADVERB | 1 | some, approximately, about, close to, just about, roughly, more or less, around, or so | (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct |
| Sounds | sah'm |
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| Rhymes | abolitionism, absenteeism, absolutism, and 544 more rhymes in ahm at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Quantifier. Used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity. |
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| Examples | "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper" |
| Similar | any, whatever, whatsoever; both; several |
| See also | many; few |
| Contrary | no; all |
| Meaning | Unknown or unspecified. |
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| Examples | "some lunatic drove into my car"; "some man telephoned while you were out"; "some day my prince will come"; "some enchanted evening" |
| Similar to | unspecified |
| Meaning | Relatively many but unspecified in number. |
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| Examples | "they were here for some weeks"; "we did not meet again for some years" |
| Similar to | many |
| Meaning | Remarkable. |
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| Examples | "that was some party"; "she is some skier" |
| Similar to | extraordinary |
| Usage | colloquialism; cant, jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular |
| Meaning | Relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent. |
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| Examples | "we talked for some time"; "he was still some distance away" |
| Similar to | much |
| Meaning | (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct. |
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| Examples | "some forty people came" |
| Synonyms | approximately, about, close to, just about, roughly, more or less, around, or so |