Some

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1 English

1.1 Pronunciation
1.2 Pronoun

1.2.1 Synonyms
1.2.2 Antonyms
1.2.3 Homynyms
1.2.4 Translations
1.2.5 Related terms

English

Pronunciation

SAMPA:/sVm/

Pronoun

some

A quantity or amount of an item; (compare to none).
At least one;

Logical negation makes none. Also related to all.

Synonyms

a few

Antonyms

many

none, no

Homynyms

sum

Translations

Chinese Characters: 幾, (simplified)几
Czech: několik
Dutch: enkele
Finnish: muutama
French: quelques
German: einige
Italian: qualche
Japanese: いくつかの (ikutsukano)
Portuguese: alguns m pl, algumas f pl
Romanian: nişte, câteva
Russian: несколько
Slovak: niekoľko
Spanish: algunos m pl, algunas f pl
Swedish: några
Tok Pisin: sampela

Related terms

somebody, some one
someday
somehow
something
sometimes
somewhat
somewhere

WordNet Definitions

five

1. some(prenominal) (vs. no) (vs. all) -- (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").
2. some(prenominal) -- (unknown or unspecified; "some lunatic drove into my car"; "some man telephoned while you were out"; "some day my prince will come"; "some enchanted evening").
3. some(prenominal) -- (relatively many but unspecified in number; "they were here for some weeks"; "we did not meet again for some years").
4. some -- (remarkable; "that was some party"; "she is some skier").
5. some(prenominal) -- (relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent; "we talked for some time"; "he was still some distance away").

one

1. approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so -- ((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").

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