some
See also -some
English
Etymology
From Middle English some, sum, from Old English sum (“some, a certain one”), from Proto-Germanic *sumaz (“some, a certain one”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one, whole”). Cognate Scots sum, some (“some”), North Frisian som, sam, säm (“some”), West Frisian sommige, somlike (“some”), Low German sum (“some”), Dutch sommige (“some”), German dialectal summige (“some”), Danish somme (“some”), Swedish somlig (“some”), Norwegian sum, som (“some”), Icelandic sumur (“some”), Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐍃 (sums, “one, someone”). More at same.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /sʌm/, [sɐm], X-SAMPA: /sVm/, [s6m]
- (US) IPA: /sʌm/, X-SAMPA: /sVm/
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Audio (US) (file) - (Australia) IPA: /sam/, [säm], X-SAMPA: /sam/, [sa_"m]
- Homophone: sum
- Rhymes: -ʌm
Pronoun
some
- A certain number, at least one.
- Some enjoy spicy food, others prefer it milder.
- An indefinite quantity.
- Can I have some of them?
- An indefinite amount, a part.
- Please give me some of the cake.
- Everyone is wrong some of the time.
Synonyms
- (an indefinite quantity): a few
Antonyms
Translations
certain number
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indefinite quantity or number
indefinite amount, part
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Determiner
some
- A certain proportion of, at least one.
- Some people like camping.
- An unspecified quantity or number of.
- Would you like some grapes?
- An unspecified amount of (something uncountable).
- Would you like some water?
- A certain, an unspecified or unknown.
- I've just met some guy who said he knew you.
- The sequence S converges to zero for some initial value v.
- A considerable quantity or number of.
- He had edited the paper for some years.
- (informal) a remarkable.
- He is some acrobat!
Synonyms
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Antonyms
Derived terms
terms derived from some
Translations
certain proportion of
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unspecified quantity or number of
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unspecified amount of
certain, unspecified or unknown
considerable quantity or number of
informal: remarkable
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Adverb
some (not comparable)
- Of a measurement; approximately, roughly
- I guess he must have weighed some 90 kilos.
- Some 30,000 spectators witnessed the feat.
- Some 4,000 acres of land were flooded.
Translations
approximately, roughly
Statistics
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
Short for sosiaalinen media (“social media”)
Noun
some
- (jargon) social media
Declension
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Declension of some (type nalle)
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Portuguese
Verb
some (infinitive: somar)
- First-person singular (eu) affirmative imperative of somar
- Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of somar
- First-person singular (eu) negative imperative of somar
- Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of somar
- First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of somar
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of somar
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