some
[ suhm; unstressed suhm ]
/ sʌm; unstressed səm /
adjective
pronoun
certain persons, individuals, instances, etc., not specified: Some think he is dead.
an unspecified number, amount, etc., as distinguished from the rest or in addition: He paid a thousand dollars and then some.
adverb
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Origin of some
First recorded before 900; Middle English (adjective and pronoun); Old English sum originally, “someone”; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle High German sum, Old Norse sumr, Gothic sums
words often confused with some
As pronouns, both some and any may be used in affirmative or negative questions: Will you ( won't you ) have some? Do you ( don't you ) have any? But some is used in affirmative statements and answers: You may have some. Yes, I'd like some. And in negative statements and answers, any is the usual choice: I don't care for any. No, I can't take any.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH some
some , sumWords nearby some
somatotype, somber, sombre, sombrero, sombrous, some, somebody, somebody up there loves me, someday, somedeal, somehow
Definition for some (2 of 4)
-some1
a native English suffix formerly used in the formation of adjectives: quarrelsome; burdensome.
Origin of -some
1Definition for some (3 of 4)
-some2
a collective suffix used with numerals: twosome; threesome.
Origin of -some
2Definition for some (4 of 4)
-some3
a combining form meaning “body,” used in the formation of compound words: chromosome.
Also -soma.
Origin of -some
3<Greek sôma body; see soma1
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British Dictionary definitions for some (1 of 4)
some
/ (sʌm, unstressed səm) /
determiner
adverb
US not standard to a certain degree or extentI guess I like him some
Word Origin for some
Old English sum; related to Old Norse sumr, Gothic sums, Old High German sum some, Sanskrit samá any, Greek hamē somehow
British Dictionary definitions for some (2 of 4)
-some1
suffix forming adjectives
characterized by; tending toawesome; tiresome
Word Origin for -some
Old English -sum; related to Gothic -sama, German -sam
British Dictionary definitions for some (3 of 4)
-some2
suffix forming nouns
indicating a group of a specified number of membersthreesome
Word Origin for -some
Old English sum, special use of some (determiner)
British Dictionary definitions for some (4 of 4)
-some3
/ (-səʊm) /
n combining form
a bodychromosome
Word Origin for -some
from Greek sōma body
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Medical definitions for some
-some
suff.
Body:centrosome.
Chromosome:autosome.
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Idioms and Phrases with some
some
see and then some; catch some rays; catch some z's; dig up (some dirt); in a (some) sense; in some measure; one of these days (some day); take some doing; to some degree; win some, lose some.
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