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Synonyms for some
sʌm; unstressed səm
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Princeton's WordNet
some(a)(adj)
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"
some(a)(adj)
relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent
"we talked for some time"; "he was still some distance away"
some(a)(adj)
relatively many but unspecified in number
"they were here for some weeks"; "we did not meet again for some years"
some(adverb)
remarkable
"that was some party"; "she is some skier"
Synonyms:
some(a)approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so(adverb)
(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"
Synonyms:
well-nigh, rough, virtually, somewhat, slightly, or so, roughly, just about, nigh, most, about, nearly, more or less, almost, near, approximately, around, close to, round
Wiktionary
some(pronoun)
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a fewsome(pronoun)
A certain number, at least one.
Some enjoy spicy food, others prefer it milder.
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a fewsome(pronoun)
An indefinite quantity.
Would you like some grapes?
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a fewsome(pronoun)
An indefinite amount, a part.
Would you like some water?
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a fewsome(pronoun)
A certain, an unspecified or unknown.
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a fewsome(pronoun)
A considerable quantity or number of.
He had edited the paper for some years.
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a fewsome(pronoun)
a remarkable.
He is some acrobat!
Synonyms:
a few
Dictionary of English Synonymes
some(a.)
Synonyms:
more or less, a certain quantity of, a certain number ofsome(a.)
some(a.)
some(a.)
Synonyms:
several, a considerable numbersome(a.)
Synonyms:
some people, some personssome(a.)
Words popularity by usage frequency
rank | word | |
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#36 | about | |
#92 | some | |
#127 | most | |
#143 | number | |
#426 | around | |
#575 | few | |
#738 | specific | |
#989 | near | |
#1100 | certain | |
#1214 | almost | |
#1309 | round | |
#1392 | selected | |
#2248 | approximately | |
#2512 | nearly | |
#2643 | slightly | |
#4432 | somewhat | |
#5548 | rough | |
#6082 | virtually | |
#8322 | roughly | |
#33696 | nigh |
How to use some in a sentence?
Those are the two things one everyone's minds, that's why you have some of this selloff.
These are all really exciting initiatives that will make a huge difference to some people, but they are very expensive... they're not going to be available to the vast majority of disabled people.
Alexander Skarsgard's such a goofy Swede and no one gets to see that side of him -- Alexander Skarsgard's always cast as these really serious handsome dudes, really, Alexander Skarsgard's very funny. I hope that people see this and Alexander Skarsgard gets some other types of roles.
I ’m a warm person ; I hug people, i’ve learned from recent stories that in some of these encounters, I crossed a line for some women -- and I know that any number is too many.
When this started to become an issue in November, with the lease provision, I said find me a plaintiff and I ’ll take the case. Scott Rome is a business lawyer in D.C. Rome approached me and said Scott Rome could get some restaurants.
Translations for some
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- بعضArabic
- тро́хі, некато́ры, не́калькіBelarusian
- একটুBengali
- nějakýCzech
- peth, rhai, rhywWelsh
- irgendein, etwas, einige, manche, etliche, ein paar, welche, ungefähr, etwa, umGerman
- λίγο, μερικοί, περίπουGreek
- unos, alguno, algo, algunas, unas, algunosSpanish
- کمیPersian
- joskus, melkoinen, muutamia, joitakin, jotkut, eräs, vähän, muutamat, aikamoinen, jonkin verran, joku, jotakin, jotakuinkinFinnish
- certains, des, quelques, du, quelque, certain, la, de la, quelconque, environFrench
- daoine, roinnt, ábharIrish
- air choireiginScottish Gaelic
- algúnGalician
- कुछ, थोड़ा, कोई, के लगभगHindi
- որոշ, մի քիչ, մի, ոմանք, ինչ-որ, մի քանի, մի քանիսը, մոտArmenian
- alcun, qualqueInterlingua
- sum, sumar, sumirIcelandic
- כמהHebrew
- ある, いくつか, いくつかのJapanese
- អ្នកខ្លះ, ន្តិចបន្តួច, បន្តិចបន្តួចKhmer
- aliquiLatin
- ētahi, heMāori
- အချို့Burmese
- noenNorwegian
- wat, sommige, sommigenDutch
- sommeNorwegian Nynorsk
- noen, enkelte, visseNorwegian
- łaʼNavajo, Navaho
- kilka, niektórzy, trochę, niektóre, jakiśPolish
- algum, um pouco, que, um, alguns, mais ou menos, unsPortuguese
- nișteRomanian
- не́который, немно́го, како́й-то, не́сколькоRussian
- neki, neke, nekaSerbo-Croatian
- en del, lite, några, somliga, någon, något, vissaSwedish
- บางThai
- bazıTurkish
- кі́лька, тро́хи, де́якийUkrainian
- کوئی, کچھUrdu
- một sốVietnamese
- ene fameuse, kékès, sacwantès, on fameus, ene, puzieurs, sacwants, on, on pô do, puzieurès, do, on pô del, ene miete di, del, desWalloon
- 一些Chinese
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