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1. An unspecified amount or number of.
There are some records that are just evil, and this is worse than most of them.
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2. Used to refer to someone or something that is unknown or unspecified.
I was talking to some journalist the other day
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3. (used with a number) approximately.
some thirty different languages are spoken
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4. (pronounced stressing ‘some’) a considerable amount or number of.
I've known you for some years now
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5. (pronounced stressing ‘some’) at least a small amount or number of.
This offers the prospect of at least some reform of labour market regulation.
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6. (pronounced stressing ‘some’) expressing admiration of something notable.
that was some goal
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7. Used ironically to express disapproval or disbelief.
not that Jennifer would ever be on the dole. Some chance of that
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Pronoun
1. An unspecified number or amount of people or things.
here are some of our suggestions
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2. (pronounced stressing ‘some’) at least a small amount or number of people or things.
However, we also know that some are in or near centres of population.
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Adverb
1. To some extent; quite a lot.
The second time the rules change some.
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Origin
1. Old English sum, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek hamōs ‘somehow’ and Sanskrit sama ‘any, every’.
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