some

some · determiner

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Definitions

determiner

  1. 1.

    (determiner) An unspecified amount or number of.

  2. 2.

    (determiner) Used to refer to someone or something that is unknown.

  3. 3.

    (pronoun) An unspecified number or amount of people or things.

  4. 4.

    (adverb) Approximately.

  5. 5.

    (adverb, informal) To some extent; somewhat.

Related words

Antonyms: all, no, none
See also: any, few, several
Synonyms: a certain amount, a few, certain, several

Etymology

From Old English sum ("some, one, a certain one"), from Proto-Germanic sumaz ("some"), from Proto-Indo-European sem- ("one, together"). Cognate with German irgendein and Dutch sommige.