Definition/Meaning of some

• English - Pronoun: some A certain number , at least one . Some enjoy spicy food , others prefer it milder . An indefinite quantity . Can I have some of them? An indefinite amount , a part . please give me some of the cake; everyone is wrong some of the time Synonyms ( an indefinite quantity ) : a few Antonyms many much none Translations
• English - Determiner: some A certain proportion of , at least one . Some people like camping . An unspecified quantity or number of . Would you like some grapes? An unspecified amount of (something uncountable). Would you like some water? A certain , an unspecified or unknown . I've just met some guy who said he knew you . The sequence S converges to zero for some initial value v . A considerable quantity or number…
• English - Adverb: some ( not comparable ) Of a measurement; approximately , roughly I guess he must have weighed some 90 kilos . Some 30 , 000 spectators witnessed the feat . Some 4 , 000 acres of land were flooded . Translations
• English - Etymology: From Middle English some , sum , from Old English sum ( “ some , a certain one ” ), from Proto-Germanic *sumaz ( “ some , a certain one ” ), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- ( “ one , whole ” ). Cognate Scots sum , some ( “ some ” ), North Frisian som , sam , säm ( “ some ” ), West Frisian sommige , somlike ( “ some ” ), Low German somige ( “ some ” ), Dutch sommige ( “ some ” ), German dialectal…
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /sʌm/ , [sɐm] ( US ) IPA (key) : /sʌm/ ( Australia ) IPA (key) : /sam/ , [säm] Homophone: sum Rhymes: -ʌm