somedeterminer
some determiner (UNKNOWN AMOUNT)
A1 ukstrong /sʌm/ukweak /səm/usstrong /sʌm/usweak /səm/an amount or number of something that is not stated or not known; a part of something:
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- I've just had some chocolate.
- Add some fresh parsley, finely chopped.
- I need to get some fresh air to clear my head .
- Steven gave me some good advice.
- We had some friends round for dinner on Saturday.
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Some and quite
- bit
- certain
- degree
- faintly
- fairly
- ha'porth
- mildly
- mite
- moderate
- pretty
- quite
- rather
- remotely
- several
- slightly
- sort
- sort of idiom
- to a/some degree idiom
- touch
- trifle
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some determiner (LARGE AMOUNT)
B2 uk/sʌm/us/sʌm/a large amount or number of something:
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- It'll be some time before we get to eat again.
- It took some effort to get the thing upstairs.
- In the end she agreed but she took some persuading.
- Will you phone me back - it's a matter of some importance.
- Green's new world record will take some beating.
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Large in number or quantity
- a (whole) heap of sth idiom
- a hundred/thousand/million and one idiom
- a whole lot idiom
- amount
- and then some idiom
- full-on
- half
- heap
- huge
- in buckets idiom
- in spades idiom
- lot
- measurable
- million
- thick on the ground idiom
- thing
- tremendous
- untold
- upward(s) of
- whole
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some determiner (PARTICULAR THING)
C1 uk/sʌm/us/sʌm/used to refer to a particular person or thing without stating exactly which one:
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- Some fool switched it off.
- Some girl rang for you but she didn't say her name.
- Some bright spark thought it would be a good idea to let the animals out.
- There must be some way you can get it to work.
- There must be some way you can get the documents back.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Some and quite
- bit
- certain
- degree
- faintly
- fairly
- ha'porth
- mildly
- mite
- moderate
- pretty
- quite
- rather
- remotely
- several
- slightly
- sort
- sort of idiom
- to a/some degree idiom
- touch
- trifle
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some determiner (ANGER)
uk/sʌm/us/sʌm/informal used before a noun, especially at the beginning of a sentence to show anger or disapproval, often by repeating a word that was not accurately used:
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Inconvenience
- a pain (in the neck) idiom
- a pain in the arse/backside idiom
- aggravation
- aggro
- awkward
- bore
- disturbance
- drag
- fuss
- hassle
- have fun and games idiom
- imposition
- inconvenience
- pisser
- put sb out
- put yourself out
- rigmarole
- snag
- storm
- tempest
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some determiner (EXCELLENT)
uk/sʌm/us/sʌm/informal used before a noun to show how good something or someone is:
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Informal words for good
- A-OK
- ace
- amazeballs
- apple pie
- awesomesauce
- badass
- champion
- jim-dandy
- juicy
- killer
- knock
- knock spots off sth idiom
- magic
- rule
- serious
- smashing
- splendiferous
- steal the show/scene idiom
- stupendous
- suck
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Idiom(s)
somepronoun
A1 ukstrong /sʌm/ukweak /səm/usstrong /sʌm/usweak /səm/an amount or number of something that is not stated or not known; a part of something:
some people:
More examples
- We've got a lot of apples if you'd like some.
- There's a cake here - would you like some?
- I had some of Jean's bread and it was good.
- There's plenty of coffee here if you'd like some.
- Some of you will know Ron already.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Some and quite
- bit
- certain
- degree
- faintly
- fairly
- ha'porth
- mildly
- mite
- moderate
- pretty
- quite
- rather
- remotely
- several
- slightly
- sort
- sort of idiom
- to a/some degree idiom
- touch
- trifle
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someadverb
ukstrong /sʌm/ukweak /səm/usstrong /sʌm/usweak /səm/some adverb (APPROXIMATELY)
used before a number to mean approximately; about:
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Approximate
- (a) sort of idiom
- -ish
- about
- approx
- approximate
- approximately
- effect
- in the vicinity of idiom
- loosely
- maybe
- more
- more or less idiom
- round
- rule
- sense
- something
- something like 96 percent, half, etc. idiom
- somewhere
- sort
- sorta
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some adverb (SMALL AMOUNT)
US informal by a small amount or degree; a little:
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Small in number and quantity
- beggarly
- below
- certain
- could count sth on (the fingers of) one hand idiom
- drabs
- flicker
- less
- little
- mild
- mingy
- minimal
- modest
- narrow
- negligible
- niggardly
- outside
- slender
- small
- thinly
- under
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