adjadj.all(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantityExamples:- have some milk
- some roses were still blooming
- having some friends over
- some apples
- some paper
Antonyms:noall
Inherited Hypernyms:some
Similar to:any whatever whatsoever both several
See also:few many
adj satadj.allremarkableDomain Usage:colloquialismargotcantjargonlingopatoisslangvernacular
Examples:- that was some party
- she is some skier
Antonyms:ordinary
Inherited Hypernyms:some
Similar to:extraordinary
advadv.all(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correctSynset:about approximately around close to just about more or less or so roughly
Examples:- lasted approximately an hour
- in just about a minute
- he's about 30 years old
- I've had about all I can stand
- we meet about once a month
- some forty people came
- weighs around a hundred pounds
- roughly $3,000
- holds 3 gallons, more or less
- 20 or so people were at the party
Inherited Hypernyms:approximately