Dictionary
some
Pronunciation: (sum; unstressed sum), [key]
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adj.
1. being an undetermined or unspecified one:
Some person may object.
2. (used with plural nouns) certain:
Some days I stay home.
3. of a certain unspecified number, amount, degree, etc.:
to some extent.
4. unspecified but considerable in number, amount, degree, etc.:
We talked for some time. He was here some weeks.
5. Informal.of impressive or remarkable quality, consequence, extent, etc.:
That was some storm.
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pron.
1. certain persons, individuals, instances, etc., not specified:
Some think he is dead.
2. an unspecified number, amount, etc., as distinguished from the rest or in addition:
He paid a thousand dollars and then some.
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adv.
1. (used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
Some 300 were present.
2. Informal.to some degree or extent; somewhat:
I like baseball some. She is feeling some better today.
3. Informal.to a great degree or extent; considerably:
That's going some. -some
a native English suffix formerly used in the formation of adjectives:
quarrelsome; burdensome. -some
a collective suffix used with numerals:
twosome; threesome. -some
a combining form meaning “body,” used in the formation of compound words:
chromosome. Also,-soma.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
