Some Definition

sŭm
adjective
Being a certain one or ones not specified or known.
Open some evenings.
Webster's New World
Being an unspecified number or quantity.
Some people came into the room. Would you like some sugar?
American Heritage
Being a portion or an unspecified number or quantity of a whole or group.
He likes some modern sculpture but not all.
American Heritage
Being of a certain unspecified (but often considerable) number, quantity, degree, etc.
To have some fear, married for some years.
Webster's New World
About.
Some ten of them.
Webster's New World
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pronoun
Certain ones not specified or known.
Some agree.
Webster's New World
A certain indefinite or unspecified number, quantity, etc. as distinguished from the rest.
Take some.
Webster's New World
An indefinite additional quantity.
Did the assigned work and then some.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adverb
Approximately; about.
Some ten men.
Webster's New World
To some extent; somewhat.
Slept some.
Webster's New World
To a great extent or at a great rate.
Must run some to catch up.
Webster's New World
suffix
Characterized by a specified quality, condition, or action.
Bothersome.
American Heritage
A group of a specified number of members.
Threesome.
American Heritage
Body.
Centrosome.
American Heritage
Chromosome.
Monosome.
American Heritage
affix
Like, tending to, tending to be.
Toilsome, tiresome, lonesome.
Webster's New World
A group of (a specified number of) members.
Threesome.
Webster's New World
Body.
Chromosome.
Webster's New World
Chromosome.
Monosome.
Webster's New World
determiner
Would you like some grapes?
Wiktionary

An unspecified amount of (something uncountable).

Would you like some water?
Wiktionary
I've just met some guy who said he knew you. The sequence S converges to zero for some initial value v.
Wiktionary

A considerable quantity or number of.

He had edited the paper for some years.
Wiktionary

(informal) A remarkable.

He is some acrobat!
Wiktionary

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Some

Origin of Some

  • 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 sum (“some"), Dutch sommige (“some"), German dialectal summige (“some"), Danish somme (“some"), Swedish somlig (“some"), Norwegian sum, som (“some"), Icelandic sumur (“some"), Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐍃 (sums, “one, someone"). More at same.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Middle English, from Old English -sum (“-some, same as"). Akin to Old Frisian -sum (“-some"), Old High German -sam (“-some"), Old Norse -samr (“-some"), Gothic -𐍃𐌰𐌼𐍃 (-sams), -𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰 (-sama). Cognate with Albanian -shëm (“-some"). More at same.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from a specialized note of Old English sum (“some, one") coming after a genitive plural (eg. hÄ“ wæs fÄ“owertiga sum --"he was one of forty", literally "he was forties' some[one]"; sixa sum --"one of six, sixsome").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English -som from Old English -sum -like sem-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English from Old English sum a certain one sem-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English -sum from Old English sum some some

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Greek sōma body teuə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • ME -som < OE -sum, akin to some

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

  • ME -sum < sum, som, some

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek σῶμα (soma, “body")

    From Wiktionary

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