English adjective: some | |||
1. | some quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity | ||
Samples | Have some milk. Some roses were still blooming. Having some friends over. Some apples. Some paper. | ||
Similar | any, both, several, whatever, whatsoever | ||
See also | few, many | ||
Antonyms | all, no | ||
2. | some relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent | ||
Samples | We talked for some time. He was still some distance away. | ||
Similar | much | ||
Antonyms | slight, little | ||
3. | some relatively many but unspecified in number | ||
Samples | They were here for some weeks. We did not meet again for some years. | ||
Similar | many | ||
Antonyms | few | ||
4. | some remarkable | ||
Samples | That was some party. She is some skier. | ||
Similar | extraordinary | ||
Domain usage | argot, cant, colloquialism, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular | ||
Antonyms | ordinary | ||
English adverb: some | |||
1. | some (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | ||
Samples | 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 | about, approximately, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, roughly | ||