What is "some" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does some mean in English? Meaning of some definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "some" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "some": quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

Adjective

  • Meaning: quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
  • Example: have some milk some roses were still blooming having some friends over some apples some paper
  • Synonyms: some
  • Antonyms: all no
  • Similar: any both several whatever whatsoever
  • Also see: few many
  • Pronunciation in US: /sʌm/

    Pronunciation in UK: /sʌm/, [sɐm]

    Hyphenation: so‧me

    Meaning of "some": (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

    Adverb

  • Meaning: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
  • Example: lasted approximately an hour in just about a minute he's about 30 years old I've had about all I can stand we meet about once a month some forty people came weighs around a hundred pounds roughly $3,000 holds 3 gallons, more or less 20 or so people were at the party
  • Synonyms: about approximately around close to just about more or less or so roughly some
  • Pronunciation in US: /sʌm/

    Pronunciation in UK: /sʌm/, [sɐm]

    Hyphenation: so‧me

    Meaning of "some": relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent

    Adjective

  • Meaning: relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent
  • Example: we talked for some time he was still some distance away
  • Synonyms: some
  • Similar: much
  • Pronunciation in US: /sʌm/

    Pronunciation in UK: /sʌm/, [sɐm]

    Hyphenation: so‧me

    Meaning of "some": relatively many but unspecified in number

    Adjective

  • Meaning: relatively many but unspecified in number
  • Example: they were here for some weeks we did not meet again for some years
  • Synonyms: some
  • Similar: many
  • Pronunciation in US: /sʌm/

    Pronunciation in UK: /sʌm/, [sɐm]

    Hyphenation: so‧me

    Meaning of "some": remarkable

    Adjective

  • Meaning: remarkable
  • Example: that was some party she is some skier
  • Synonyms: some
  • Similar: extraordinary
  • Pronunciation in US: /sʌm/

    Pronunciation in UK: /sʌm/, [sɐm]

    Hyphenation: so‧me

    Synonyms:

    any, a few, a bit, a little, part of, amazing, bizarre, fascinating, remarkable, special, unusual, more or less, a few, a number, a part, a portion, an amount, approximately, any, few, several,

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