some

adverb, determiner, pronoun

strongUK /sʌm/

weakUK /səm/

Some can be used in the following ways:

as a determiner (followed by an uncountable noun): I’ll make some coffee. (followed by a plural noun): She brought me some flowers. (followed by a singular countable noun): She married some guy she met on the boat.

as a pronoun (without a following noun): The cake’s wonderful. Won’t you have some?Many fought and some died in the struggle. (followed by ‘of’): Some of the apples were rotten.

as an adverb (followed by a number): The car stopped some twenty-five yards from where we were standing. (after a verb in American English): His condition had worsened some.

1
used for referring to an amount of something or to a number of people or things, without saying how much or how many
Let me give you some advice.
Tomatoes were only 80 pence a kilo, so I bought some.
The result came as a surprise to some.
some more:
I just wanted some more information about language courses.
some few/little:
It will take some little time for her to recover.
Some few days later Arthur received a reply to his letter.
2
used for showing that you are only referring to part of an amount, group, or number and not all of it
some of:
I’ve forgotten some of the details.
Some of you may know the story of Rip Van Winkle.
some...others:
Some kids are more adventurous than others.
some...some:
Some people like pigeons and some don’t.
3
used for emphasizing that you are talking about a fairly large amount of something or a fairly large number of people or things
We’ve been waiting here for some time already.
He left Cranfield some years ago and hasn’t been heard of since.
It took some courage to speak out against her employer.
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe large amounts and quantities
substantial
considerable
extensive
4
used for referring to a person or thing without knowing or without saying exactly which one
There must have been some mistake.
Some fool drove into the back of my car.
some...or other:
For some reason or other they didn’t stamp my passport.
5
used for showing that you are guessing a number
York is a historic city of some 110,000 people.
Marion died in hospital some ten days later.
Synonyms and related words
Describing and introducing guesses
about
around
at a guess
6
spokenused for describing someone or something that you think is very good or impressive
That’s some view you get from up there!
That was some wedding – there must have been a thousand people there.
7
Americanvery informalused for saying that something happens to a certain degree but not very much
They criticized me personally, and that hurt me some.
I’m feeling some better.
Synonyms and related words
Slightly, to some degree and not completely
slightly
fairly
partly

phrases

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单词	some
释义	some adverb, determiner, pronoun strongUK /sʌm/ weakUK /səm/ Other entries for this word some day phrase at some point phrase and then some phrase for some time phrase for some reason phrase ...or some such phrase quite a/quite some phrase catch/bag some rays phrase give it some wellie phrase catch/get some z’s phrase some hope/not a hope phrase with some justification phrase kick (some) ass/butt phrase at (great/some) length phrase make a/some noise for phrase for some obscure reason phrase put some distance between phrase give something some thought phrase knock some sense into someone phrase there must be some mistake phrase more dictionary definitions DEFINITIONS7 Some can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by an uncountable noun): I’ll make some coffee. (followed by a plural noun): She brought me some flowers. (followed by a singular countable noun): She married some guy she met on the boat. as a pronoun (without a following noun): The cake’s wonderful. Won’t you have some?Many fought and some died in the struggle. (followed by ‘of’): Some of the apples were rotten. as an adverb (followed by a number): The car stopped some twenty-five yards from where we were standing. (after a verb in American English): His condition had worsened some. 1 used for referring to an amount of something or to a number of people or things, without saying how much or how many Let me give you some advice. Tomatoes were only 80 pence a kilo, so I bought some. The result came as a surprise to some. some more: I just wanted some more information about language courses. some few/little: It will take some little time for her to recover. Some few days later Arthur received a reply to his letter. 2 used for showing that you are only referring to part of an amount, group, or number and not all of it some of: I’ve forgotten some of the details. Some of you may know the story of Rip Van Winkle. some...others: Some kids are more adventurous than others. some...some: Some people like pigeons and some don’t. 3 used for emphasizing that you are talking about a fairly large amount of something or a fairly large number of people or things We’ve been waiting here for some time already. He left Cranfield some years ago and hasn’t been heard of since. It took some courage to speak out against her employer. Synonyms and related words Words used to describe large amounts and quantities substantial considerable extensive 4 used for referring to a person or thing without knowing or without saying exactly which one There must have been some mistake. Some fool drove into the back of my car. some...or other: For some reason or other they didn’t stamp my passport. 5 used for showing that you are guessing a number York is a historic city of some 110,000 people. Marion died in hospital some ten days later. Synonyms and related words Describing and introducing guesses about around at a guess 6 spokenused for describing someone or something that you think is very good or impressive That’s some view you get from up there! That was some wedding – there must have been a thousand people there. 7 Americanvery informalused for saying that something happens to a certain degree but not very much They criticized me personally, and that hurt me some. I’m feeling some better. Synonyms and related words Slightly, to some degree and not completely slightly fairly partly phrases and then some some adverb, determiner, pronoun strongUS /sʌm/ weakUS /səm/ Other entries for this word some day phrase at some point phrase and then some phrase for some time phrase for some reason phrase ...or some such phrase give it some gas phrase quite a/quite some phrase catch/bag some rays phrase give it some wellie phrase catch/get some z’s phrase with some justification phrase kick (some) ass/butt phrase at (great/some) length phrase make a/some noise for phrase for some obscure reason phrase put some distance between phrase put some muscle into it phrase give something some thought phrase knock some sense into someone phrase more dictionary definitions DEFINITIONS7 Some can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by an uncountable noun): I’ll make some coffee. (followed by a plural noun): She brought me some flowers. (followed by a singular countable noun): She married some guy she met on the boat. as a pronoun (without a following noun): The cake’s wonderful. Won’t you have some?Many fought and some died in the struggle. (followed by “of”): Some of the apples were rotten. as an adverb (followed by a number): The car stopped some twenty-five yards from where we were standing. (after a verb in American English): His condition had worsened some. 1 used for referring to an amount of something or to a number of people or things, without saying how much or how many Let me give you some advice. Tomatoes were only 70 cents a pound, so I bought some. The result came as a surprise to some. some more: I just wanted some more information about language courses. 2 used for showing that you are only referring to part of an amount, group, or number and not all of it some of: I’ve forgotten some of the details. Some of you may know the story of Rip Van Winkle. some...others: Some kids are more adventurous than others. some...some: Some people like pigeons and some don’t. 3 used for referring to a person or thing without knowing or without saying exactly which one There must have been some mistake. Some fool drove into the back of my car. some...or other: For some reason or other they didn’t stamp my passport. 4 used for emphasizing that you are talking about a fairly large amount of something or a fairly large number of people or things We’ve been waiting here for some time already. He left the city some years ago and hasn’t been heard of since. It took some courage to speak out against her employer. Synonyms and related words Words used to describe large amounts and quantities substantial considerable extensive 5 used for showing that you are guessing a number Some 130,000 people live in the city. Marion died in hospital some ten days later. Synonyms and related words Describing and introducing guesses about around at a guess 6 spokenused for describing someone or something that you think is very good or impressive That’s some view you get from up there! That was some wedding – there must have been a thousand people there. 7 Americanvery informalused for saying that something happens to a certain degree but not very much They criticized me personally, and that hurt me some. I’m feeling some better. Synonyms and related words Slightly, to some degree and not completely slightly fairly partly phrases and then some
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