some
1. quantifier;
used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity (Freq. 130)
- have some milk
- some roses were still blooming
- having some friends over
- some apples
- some paper
• Ant:
no, all
• Similar to:
any, whatever, whatsoever, both, several
• See Also:
few, many
2. relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent (Freq. 7)
- we talked for some time
- he was still some distance away
• Similar to:
much
3. relatively many but unspecified in number (Freq. 7)
- they were here for some weeks
- we did not meet again for some years
• Similar to:
many
4. remarkable
- that was some party
- she is some skier
• Similar to:
extraordinary
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism, slang, cant, jargon, lingo,
argot, patois, vernacular
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct (Freq. 2)
- 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
• Syn:
approximately, about, close to, just about, roughly,
more or less, around, or so
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