some

Speech parts

1. some - Adjective

2. some - Adverb

3. some - Pronoun

4. some - Adjective Satellite

5. some - Determiner

Meaning

Consisting of a greater or less portion or sum; composed of a quantity or number which is not stated; -- used to express an indefinite quantity or number; as, some wine; some water; some persons. Used also pronominally; as, I have some.

A certain; one; -- indicating a person, thing, event, etc., as not known individually, or designated more specifically; as, some man, that is, some one man.

Not much; a little; moderate; as, the censure was to some extent just.

About; near; more or less; -- used commonly with numerals, but formerly also with a singular substantive of time or distance; as, a village of some eighty houses; some two or three persons; some hour hence.

Considerable in number or quality.

Certain; those of one part or portion; -- in distinct from other or others; as, some men believe one thing, and others another.

A part; a portion; -- used pronominally, and followed sometimes by of; as, some of our provisions.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

about around approximately roughly several certain somewhat a few close to various particular any almost nearly remarkable
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Antonyms

all none no many various much
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Phrases with the word

and then some to some extent take some beating take some doing some such to some degree

Examples

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers. Daniel J. Boorstin

We are all born mad. Some remain so. Samuel Beckett

Some are born to honor, and some have honor thrust upon them. American Proverb

Different men have different opinions; Some like apples, some onions. Indonesian Proverb

Life is a ladder -- some will climb up it, others down. Bulgarian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

sombudy somdel Somdomite some apple some apple butter some apple juice