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Meaning of 'some'
Meaning of 'some' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Some 
[ a.]
- Consisting of a greater or less portion or sum; composed of a
quantity or number which is not stated; -- used to express an
indefinite quantity or number; as, some wine; some water; some persons.
Used also pronominally; as, I have some. [ a.]- A certain; one; -- indicating a person, thing, event, etc., as not known individually, or designated more specifically; as, some man, that is, some one man.
- Not much; a little; moderate; as, the censure was to some extent just.
- About; near; more or less; -- used commonly with numerals, but formerly also with a singular substantive of time or distance; as, a village of some eighty houses; some two or three persons; some hour hence.
- Considerable in number or quality.
- Certain; those of one part or portion; -- in distinct from other or others; as, some men believe one thing, and others another.
- A part; a portion; -- used pronominally, and followed sometimes by of; as, some of our provisions.
Meaning of 'some' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. some [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- (quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
- (quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
Example in sentence:
- have some milk;
- having some friends over;
- some apples;
- some paper;
- some roses were still blooming
2. some [ r]
[ r]Meaning (2):
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Example in sentence:
- 20 or so people were at the party;
- he's about 30 years old;
- holds 3 gallons, more or less;
- I've had about all I can stand;
- in just about a minute;
- lasted approximately an hour;
- roughly $3,000;
- some forty people came;
- we meet about once a month;
- weighs around a hundred pounds
3. some [ s]
[ s]Meaning (3):
- remarkable
- remarkable
Example in sentence:
- she is some skier;
- that was some party
Meaning (4):
- relatively many but unspecified in number
- relatively many but unspecified in number
Example in sentence:
- they were here for some weeks;
- we did not meet again for some years
Meaning (5):
- relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent
- relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent
Example in sentence:
- he was still some distance away;
- we talked for some time
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