Some - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |sʌm|  American pronunciation of the word some
Brit.  |sʌm|  British pronunciation of the word some

adjective

- relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent
we talked for some time
he was still some distance away
- relatively many but unspecified in number
they were here for some weeks
we did not meet again for some years
- remarkable
that was some party
she is some skier

adverb

- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct (syn: about, approximately, around, roughly)
some forty people came

Extra examples

Can I have some water?

She had some interest in the job.

I have some money left, but not much.

I hope I've been of some help.

We met some years ago.

He spoke at some length about his problems.

Would you like some more potatoes?

I need to work on it some more.

This bird feeds on worms and according to some, on roots.

Some ran, some did not run.

Cut some of the meat into small pieces.

Here are some of the letters we have received lately.

It was in some newspaper.

There must be some mistake.

I am going to ask him to put the case into some lawyer's hands.

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