some

[ suhm; unstressed suhm ]

/ sʌm; unstressed səm /

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adjective

being an undetermined or unspecified one: Some person may object.

(used with plural nouns) certain: Some days I stay home.

of a certain unspecified number, amount, degree, etc.: to some extent.

unspecified but considerable in number, amount, degree, etc.: We talked for some time. He was here some weeks.

Informal. of impressive or remarkable quality, consequence, extent, etc.: That was some storm.

pronoun

certain persons, individuals, instances, etc., not specified: Some think he is dead.

an unspecified number, amount, etc., as distinguished from the rest or in addition: He paid a thousand dollars and then some.

adverb

(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about: Some 300 were present.

Informal. to some degree or extent; somewhat: I like baseball some. She is feeling some better today.

Informal. to a great degree or extent; considerably: That's going some.

Origin of some

First recorded before 900; Middle English (adjective and pronoun); Old English sum originally, “someone”; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle High German sum, Old Norse sumr, Gothic sums

words often confused with some

As pronouns, both some and any may be used in affirmative or negative questions: Will you ( won't you ) have some? Do you ( don't you ) have any? But some is used in affirmative statements and answers: You may have some. Yes, I'd like some. And in negative statements and answers, any is the usual choice: I don't care for any. No, I can't take any.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH some

some , sum

Definition for some (2 of 4)

-some¹

a native English suffix formerly used in the formation of adjectives: quarrelsome; burdensome.

Origin of -some

Middle English; Old English -sum; akin to Gothic -sama,German -sam;see same

Definition for some (3 of 4)

-some²

a collective suffix used with numerals: twosome; threesome.

Origin of -some

Middle English -sum,Old English sum; special use of some (pronoun)

Definition for some (4 of 4)

-some³

a combining form meaning “body,” used in the formation of compound words: chromosome.

Also -soma.

Origin of -some

<Greek sôma body; see soma¹

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British Dictionary definitions for some (1 of 4)

some

/ (sʌm, unstressed səm) /

determiner

(a) certain unknown or unspecifiedsome lunatic drove into my car; some people never learn
(as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural)some can teach and others can't

an unknown or unspecified quantity or amount ofthere's some rice on the table; he owns some horses
(as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural)we'll buy some

a considerable number or amount ofhe lived some years afterwards
a littleshow him some respect

(usually stressed) informal an impressive or remarkablethat was some game!

a certain amount (more) (in the phrases some more and (informal) and then some)

about; approximatelyhe owes me some thirty pounds

adverb

US not standard to a certain degree or extentI guess I like him some

Word Origin for some

Old English sum; related to Old Norse sumr, Gothic sums, Old High German sum some, Sanskrit samá any, Greek hamē somehow

British Dictionary definitions for some (2 of 4)

-some¹

suffix forming adjectives

characterized by; tending toawesome; tiresome

Word Origin for -some

Old English -sum; related to Gothic -sama, German -sam

British Dictionary definitions for some (3 of 4)

-some²

suffix forming nouns

indicating a group of a specified number of membersthreesome

Word Origin for -some

Old English sum, special use of some (determiner)

British Dictionary definitions for some (4 of 4)

-some³

/ (-səʊm) /

n combining form

a bodychromosome

Word Origin for -some

from Greek sōma body

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Idioms and Phrases with some

some

see and then some; catch some rays; catch some z's; dig up (some dirt); in a (some) sense; in some measure; one of these days (some day); take some doing; to some degree; win some, lose some.

Medical definitions for some

-some

suff.

Body:centrosome.

Chromosome:autosome.

单词	some
释义	some [ suhm; unstressed suhm ] / sʌm; unstressed səm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR some ON THESAURUS.COM adjective being an undetermined or unspecified one: Some person may object. (used with plural nouns) certain: Some days I stay home. of a certain unspecified number, amount, degree, etc.: to some extent. unspecified but considerable in number, amount, degree, etc.: We talked for some time. He was here some weeks. Informal. of impressive or remarkable quality, consequence, extent, etc.: That was some storm. pronoun certain persons, individuals, instances, etc., not specified: Some think he is dead. an unspecified number, amount, etc., as distinguished from the rest or in addition: He paid a thousand dollars and then some. adverb (used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about: Some 300 were present. Informal. to some degree or extent; somewhat: I like baseball some. She is feeling some better today. Informal. to a great degree or extent; considerably: That's going some. Origin of some First recorded before 900; Middle English (adjective and pronoun); Old English sum originally, “someone”; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle High German sum, Old Norse sumr, Gothic sums words often confused with some As pronouns, both some and any may be used in affirmative or negative questions: Will you ( won't you ) have some? Do you ( don't you ) have any? But some is used in affirmative statements and answers: You may have some. Yes, I'd like some. And in negative statements and answers, any is the usual choice: I don't care for any. No, I can't take any. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH some some , sum Definition for some (2 of 4) -some¹ a native English suffix formerly used in the formation of adjectives: quarrelsome; burdensome. Origin of -some ¹ Middle English; Old English -sum; akin to Gothic -sama,German -sam;see same Definition for some (3 of 4) -some² a collective suffix used with numerals: twosome; threesome. Origin of -some ² Middle English -sum,Old English sum; special use of some (pronoun) Definition for some (4 of 4) -some³ a combining form meaning “body,” used in the formation of compound words: chromosome. Also -soma. Origin of -some ³ <Greek sôma body; see soma¹ Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for some (1 of 4) some / (sʌm, unstressed səm) / determiner (a) certain unknown or unspecifiedsome lunatic drove into my car; some people never learn (as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural)some can teach and others can't an unknown or unspecified quantity or amount ofthere's some rice on the table; he owns some horses (as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural)we'll buy some a considerable number or amount ofhe lived some years afterwards a littleshow him some respect (usually stressed) informal an impressive or remarkablethat was some game! a certain amount (more) (in the phrases some more and (informal) and then some) about; approximatelyhe owes me some thirty pounds adverb US not standard to a certain degree or extentI guess I like him some Word Origin for some Old English sum; related to Old Norse sumr, Gothic sums, Old High German sum some, Sanskrit samá any, Greek hamē somehow British Dictionary definitions for some (2 of 4) -some¹ suffix forming adjectives characterized by; tending toawesome; tiresome Word Origin for -some Old English -sum; related to Gothic -sama, German -sam British Dictionary definitions for some (3 of 4) -some² suffix forming nouns indicating a group of a specified number of membersthreesome Word Origin for -some Old English sum, special use of some (determiner) British Dictionary definitions for some (4 of 4) -some³ / (-səʊm) / n combining form a bodychromosome Word Origin for -some from Greek sōma body Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with some some see and then some; catch some rays; catch some z's; dig up (some dirt); in a (some) sense; in some measure; one of these days (some day); take some doing; to some degree; win some, lose some. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to some any, a few, approximately, a bit, a little, amazing, bizarre, fascinating, remarkable, special, unusual, few, several, more or less Medical definitions for some -some suff. Body:centrosome. Chromosome:autosome. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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some

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determiner

adverb

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suffix forming adjectives

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suffix forming nouns

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n combining form

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Idioms and Phrases with some

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Medical definitions for some

suff.