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Learners of English as a second language usually know the word some once they have reached the level A1 – Beginner. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning some meaning

What does some mean?

Definitions in simple English

some Determinative

— Some is an amount or number of something; the amount is not exact or specific. Would you like some grapes? Everyone is wrong some of the time. He had edited the paper for some years.

— An unspecified or unknown. I've just met some man who said he knew you.

some

— adjective quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity have some milk some roses were still blooming having some friends over some apples some paper

— adjective relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent we talked for some time he was still some distance away

— adjective relatively many but unspecified in number they were here for some weeks we did not meet again for some years

— adverb (= approximately, about, close to, just about, roughly, more or less, around, or so) (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct 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

— adjective remarkable that was some party she is some skier

Synonyms some synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as some?

some English » English

any

a few

few

several

a little

certain

one

little

a bit

about

part

approximately

other

someone

others

somebody

a little bit

not many

a

somewhat

around

some one

roughly

anybody

a certain

more or less

various

the rest

some more

some kind of

half

the others

something

some sort of

some people

number of

different

close to

apart

another

a feature

which

to some extent

sometimes

slightly

share

rather

portion

part of

or so

Topics some topics

What do people use some to talk about?

States Quantity All

Some

• What words indicate some of a group of things or people?
  some any several a number of
• What words indicate some of an amount of something?
  some any a certain amount of a measure of

States Quantity All Exact

Approximate

• What words indicate that a particular number or amount is approximate?
  about approximately roughly give or take at a guess somewhere in the region of an estimated some something like in round numbers close to
• What words indicate that something happens at an approximate time?
  about around approximately round about or thereabouts circa some time

States Quantity Plural

Few, little

• What words indicate that there is a small amount of something?
  a little a bit of a small amount of trace trickle dab an element of a touch of a hint of taste of dearth grain hair inappreciable inconsequential inconsiderable infinitesimal insignificant iota limited minimum minute mite moderate modest modicum ounce particle poor scant scanty scintilla shred slight smidgen some speck spoonful suggestion suspicion tidbit tinge tiny trifle whit

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Chance

Lucky

• What words refer to being lucky all the time?
  lucky fortunate some people have all the luck lead a charmed life not know you're born it's all right for some

Grammar Very

Partly

• What words indicate that something is done partly?
  partly partially to some extent to a certain extent to a degree to some degree up to a point in part sort of

Language and thought Think Mind

Think about

• What words refer to thinking about something for a period of time?
  think about brood cogitate consider give consideration to contemplate meditate muse mull over occupy your mind ponder reconsider reflect reflection ruminate speculate study weigh wonder go around in your mind do some thinking keep your mind on have something on your mind deduce deduction induction inductive logic apply yourself pay attention bethink conclude observe process reason theorize

Language and thought Want

Offer

• What expressions do people use when they are offering something?
  Would you like...? Can I...? Shall I...? Have a/some... Help yourself to...

Physical actions Move Manner of movement

Move quickly

• What words refer to moving more quickly?
  hurry up speed up pick up speed increase your speed accelerate acceleration (its) speed rose step on it step it up snap it up pick up the pace give it some gas look lively quicken

Physical actions Arrange

Tie

• What words describe something that has been tied loosely?
  loose loosely slack give it some slack

States Big Distance

Far

• What words indicate that something is far from something else?
  far far away far off afar far afield far and wide a far cry from far apart far removed distant be distant a long distance in the distance some distance a good distance a ways way off a long way (off) a long ways away a fair way quite a ways nowhere near miles (away) yonder wide of clear off all over asunder at arm's length on the horizon the ends of the earth uttermost parts of the earth

States Big Weigh

Light in weight

• What words refer to something becoming light?
  lose weight work something off work off some of this weight

States Time Period of time

Day

• What words refer to an indefinite day?
  someday one day a certain day the other day some day in the future one day long ago

States Time Aspectual time Future

Not yet

• What words indicate that an event has not happened yet?
  not yet not now still need to wait it will be awhile (still) it will take some time not quite here almost

Grammar Part of speech Pronouns

Indefinite pronouns

• What pronouns express indefinite reference of a reason?
  reason why for what reason for some reason for any reason for each and every reason for no reason why ever

Grammar Connected with, related Coordinate relations

And, also

• What words indicate that you are adding another thought to a previous one?
  and also too besides besides this as well so do I/so has she/so are they in addition not to mention likewise both...and and also again further in addition to not only...but also some...others first...then let me add

Examples some examples

How do I use some in a sentence?

Simple sentences

For some reason I feel more alive at night.

I have to write a letter. Do you have some paper?

Waiter, please bring me some water.

Would you like some fruit?

I hope I can be of some help to you.

Does anyone want some more pie?

Mr White read out some letters of thanks to his students.

I'll put some salt in the soup.

After some hesitation, he laid the book on the desk.

Jane can sing some Japanese songs.

I will make some coffee.

Dad! Mom! I have some great news for you!

For some reason the microphone didn't work earlier.

I don't want to lose my ideas, even though some of them are a bit extreme.

Do you need me to give you some money?

Who wants some hot chocolate?

Why don't you eat some vegetables?

Mathematicians are like some Frenchmen: whatever you say to them they translate into their own language, and forthwith it is something entirely different.

An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his field, and how to avoid them.

I went for a walk to get some air.

There's quite a lot of things to do; do you want some help?

I'm buying letter paper, some stamps, and some tissue paper.

You'll have some difficulty in carrying out the plan.

You will know the truth some day.

You have some books.

Movie subtitles

Can I feed him for some milk too?

Meet my poor mother, buy her pretty clothes, some kalbi meat, and a gorgeous house.

Am I the only one to be pick on? Am I some kind of passing dog?

Some dizziness, is it bad?

Some cannibals attacked us and we fled as children.

There are some unpleasant rumors now spreading about Princess Euphemia over this.

I think there may be some connection with the top level.

It's not just supporters. Some of our own members have applied to the special zone!

They ruled over a land that was in some ways still mired in the Dark Ages.

There were, of course, some imposing sights on the banks of the Thames, notably a large gaol, the Tower of London.

Zheng He set sail in command of a crew of some 28,000 men in a fleet of dozens of these enormous ships.

Some scholars speculate they reached as far as northern australia, the Cape of Good Hope and greenland, and all this was years before the European Age of exploration had so much as begun.

When he and his fellow sailors rounded the Cape of Good Hope, the southernmost tip of Africa, they weren't wondering, as the Chinese had, if they could find some exotic animals to take home to their king.

Some candidates went completely insane under the pressure.

Some were spiral shaped, other oval or irregular.

Our task was to process the observations from Kootwijk, do some calculations and give the results to Van de Hulst so that he could put together a map.

In addition, several measurements had been done at each position, because the radio emission is weak and the receiver has quite some noise.

Some Parisian newspapers wrote that we're more barbarian than the barbarians.

Want to buy some?

Drink some every 2 hours.

Some must sometimes love 2 women equally.

Some Parisian newspapers even wrote that we're the barbarians.

Look! I sold some sheep and bought these for you. Try them on.

You're a doc, - there might be some wounded.

Come get some at the farm.

There must be some chicken too.

Need some help?

We'll discuss this some other time.

Yeah, I think Donnie's got some.

Good, 'cause I'm really jonesing for some.

So, anyway, my cousin's best friend's older brother's girlfriend's sister is gonna be bringing some by this afternoon, and I know it sounds a little stupid, but I'm kind of nervous to pick them up myself.

I know it's some kind of napkin.

It says so right here, but I took some home and set the table with them, and my mom freaked out and sent me to my room, and her boyfriend even kept laughing!

Hey, guys, Frankie's crew's paying Cory five bucks to eat some larva, and he's gonna do it.

Just gonna go take a little dump. I gotta go to the bathroom and go catch up on some reading. I gotta take the Browns to the Superbowl.

This time it was Johnny, the next time it'll be some other kid.

Some things have to fall into place first.

Can you get your dad to buy you some?

Can I have a plum and some grapes, please?

A plum and some grapes!

A plum and some grapes.

A plum - a peach - some grapes.

News and current affairs

Some have argued instead that gold's long upward march has been partly driven by the development of new financial instruments that make it easier to trade and speculate in gold.

There is probably some slight truth - and also a certain degree of irony - to this argument.

Today, the mood is much grimmer, with references to 1929 and 1931 beginning to abound, even if some governments continue to behave as if the crisis was more classical than exceptional.

Everyone seems to be a loser, even if some are more affected than others.

But in some ways the 1945 consensus, in the West, was strengthened by Cold War politics.

Neoliberalism filled the vacuum, creating vast wealth for some people, but at the expense of the ideal of equality that had emerged from World War II.

Some of today's restrictions on habeas corpus and civil liberties have sunset clauses restricting their validity; all such rules should be re-examined by parliaments regularly.

Pakistan remains a sanctuary for Al Qaeda and some of the world's other most dangerous terrorists.

But, in some cases, the harmonized standard could be more stringent than some countries' original standards.

In fact, excessively constraining rules of origin have proved problematic for some of the EU's previous recognition agreements, such as those governing professional-services standards.

Despite the high-born image Eban projected, he was an extremely vulnerable person: what some occasionally discerned as traits of vanity may have had their origins in his humble origins.

The idea of normalizing relations with Israel has incited fierce hostility among some imams in the mosques as well as on the Internet.

When the idea was first floated some 10 years ago, expansion into the Baltics was taken seriously by few people.

Now, emboldened by continuing appreciation, some are suggesting that gold could be headed even higher than that.

Sure, some might argue that inflation-indexed bonds offer a better and more direct inflation hedge than gold.

This dream quickly faded when the Cold War divided the world into two hostile blocs. But in some ways the 1945 consensus, in the West, was strengthened by Cold War politics.

My father was involved with the United States space program, and we had some moon rocks at home, so I thought it was no big deal.

The kids loved it, and I'm sure some of them decided then and there to study math and science.

And what happens in 2009 may jeopardize some of the positive results of 1989, including the peaceful reunification of Europe and the triumph of democratic principles over nationalist, if not xenophobic, tendencies.

Indeed, terrorists are advancing in some areas.