some

/sʌm, səm/
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Some children are playing in the park on a sunny afternoon.

Definition

  1. Determiner:

    • An unspecified amount or number of something. It is used with both uncountable (mass) nouns and plural countable nouns.
    • A certain, unspecified, or unknown person or thing.
    • Used to express that something is impressive or remarkable.

  2. Pronoun:

    • An unspecified amount or number of people or things.

  3. Adverb:

    • To some extent; somewhat.
    • Approximately; about.
Usage Examples

  • As a Determiner:

    • Please give me some water. (an unspecified amount of an uncountable noun)
    • I bought some apples. (an unspecified number of a plural countable noun)
    • Some person called for you. (an unknown or unspecified person)
    • That was some party! (expressing that the party was remarkable)

  • As a Pronoun:

    • I need paper. Do you have some?
    • Some agree with us, but others do not.

  • As an Adverb:

    • I feel some better today. (somewhat)
    • The journey took some forty minutes. (approximately)
Advanced Usage
  • "Some... others...": Used to contrast different groups within a larger set.
    • Some people prefer tea, others prefer coffee.
  • "And then some": An informal idiom meaning "and more than that; and a lot extra."
    • The repair will cost a hundred dollars and then some.
Variants and Related Words
  • Somebody (pronoun): An unspecified or unknown person.
  • Someone (pronoun): An unspecified or unknown person.
  • Something (pronoun): An unspecified or unknown thing.
  • Sometime (adverb): At some unspecified or unknown point in time.
  • Sometimes (adverb): Occasionally; at times.
  • Somewhat (adverb): To some degree or extent.
Synonyms
  • A few (for plural countable nouns):
  • A little (for uncountable nouns):
  • Certain:
  • Approximately/About (as an adverb):
Related Phrases
  • Some kind of: Used to describe an unspecified type.
    • It was some kind of metal.
  • Some more: An additional unspecified amount.
    • Would you like some more coffee?
  • Some or all: Part or the whole of something.
    • Some or all of the money was missing.
Related Idioms
  • Some hope! (British English, informal): Used to say that there is no chance of something happening.
    • He thinks he'll win the lottery? Some hope!
  • In some measure: To some extent.
    • We are all responsible in some measure.
some

Some children are playing in the park on a sunny afternoon.

Adjective
  1. remarkable
    • that was some party
    • she is some skier
  2. relatively many but unspecified in number
    • they were here for some weeks
    • we did not meet again for some years
  3. relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent
    • we talked for some time
    • he was still some distance away
  4. 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
Adverb
  1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
    • 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

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