SOME | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Old English sum, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek hamōs ‘somehow’ and Sanskrit sama ‘any, every’

an unspecified amount or number of

unspecified amount or number of

• I made some money running errands
• he played some records for me

used to refer to someone or something that is unknown or unspecified

used to refer to person or thing that is unknown or unspecified

• I was talking to some journalist the other day
• there must be some mistake
• he's in some kind of trouble

(used with a number) approximately

approximately

• some thirty different languages are spoken

(pronounced stressing ‘some’) a considerable amount or number of

considerable amount or number of

• he went to some trouble
• I've known you for some years now

(pronounced stressing ‘some’) at least a small amount or number of

at least small amount or number of

• he liked some music but generally wasn't musical

(pronounced stressing ‘some’) expressing admiration of something notable

expressing admiration of something notable

• that was some goal

an unspecified number or amount of people or things

unspecified number or amount of people or things

• here are some of our suggestions
• if you want whisky I'll give you some

(pronounced stressing ‘some’) at least a small amount or number of people or things

at least small amount or number of people or things

• surely some have noticed

to some extent; quite a lot

to some extent

• he needs feeding up some