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Dictionary: some   (sŭm) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Being an unspecified number or quantity: Some people came into the room. Would you like some sugar?
  2. Being a portion or an unspecified number or quantity of a whole or group: He likes some modern sculpture but not all.
  3. Being a considerable number or quantity: She has been directing films for some years now.
  4. Unknown or unspecified by name: Some man called.
  5. Logic. Being part and perhaps all of a class.
  6. Informal. Remarkable: She is some skier.
pron.
  1. An indefinite or unspecified number or portion: We took some of the books to the auction. See Usage Note at every.
  2. An indefinite additional quantity: did the assigned work and then some.
adv.
  1. Approximately; about: Some 40 people attended the rally.
  2. Informal. Somewhat: some tired.

[Middle English, from Old English sum, a certain one.]


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adjective

    Consisting of a number more than two or three but less than many: divers, several, sundry, various. See big/small/amount.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: An unspecific amount. Also: People or things not named or known.

pronunciation Without some goal and some effort to reach it, no man can live. — Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881), Russian novelist.

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Common misspelling(s) of some

  • soem
  • smoe

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Dansk (Danish)
det. - nogen, noget, nogle
pron. - nogen, noget, nogle
adv. - noget
adj. - noget, nogen, nogle, en eller anden

idioms:

  • some day    en eller anden dag
  • some more    noget mere
  • some of    noget af
  • some say    det siges

Nederlands (Dutch)
enige, enig, een paar, enkele, sommige, een of ander(e), verscheidenen, sommigen, ongeveer

Français (French)
det. - d', de, des, un minimum, certains/certaines, assez (longtemps), plusieurs, un peu, une sorte de, pas beaucoup, ça c'est quelqu'un(e)
pron. - quelque, certains
adv. - environ, autour de, (US) un peu
adj. - un peu, plusieurs, certains, quelques-uns/unes, quelque(s), ça c'est quelqu'un(e)

idioms:

  • and then some    et pas qu'un peu (excl)
  • some day    un jour
  • some more    encore quelques-uns/unes
  • some of    quelques-uns/unes
  • some say    certains disent

Deutsch (German)
pron. - einige
adv. - etwas, etwa
adj. - einige, irgendeiner, etliche
det. - einige

idioms:

  • and then some    und noch einige/einiges mehr
  • some day    eines Tages, irgendwann einmal
  • some more    noch welche, noch etwas
  • some of    einige
  • some say    manche sagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
pron. - κάποιοι, μερικοί, κάποιο, λίγο
adv. - λίγο
adj. - μερικοί, ορισμένοι, λίγο, κάποιος, περίπου

idioms:

  • some day    κάποτε, κάποια μέρα
  • some more    λίγο ακόμη
  • some of    ορισμένοι από
  • some say    λένε κάποιοι

Italiano (Italian)
un/a certo/a, alcuni, parecchi, pochi

idioms:

  • some day    un giorno o l'altro
  • some more    ancora un po'
  • some of    qualche
  • some say    si dice

Português (Portuguese)
pron. - algumas (f pl), alguma (f), um (m), umas (f pl), algum (m), uma (f), alguns (m pl), uns (m pl)
adv. - um bocado (m), um pouco (m), um tanto (m)
adj. - de uma pessoa ou pessoas, um número indefinido ou montante

idioms:

  • some day    algum dia
  • some more    um pouco mais
  • some of    um pouco de
  • some say    alguns dizem

Русский (Russian)
какой-нибудь, какой-то, некий, некоторые, другие, некоторое количество, немного, несколько, немало, приблизительно

idioms:

  • some day    когда-нибудь, в один прекрасный день
  • some more    еще немного
  • some of    некоторые из, кое-что из
  • some say    (некоторые) говорят

Español (Spanish)
pron. - alguno, algunos, parte, una parte, una porción
adv. - un poco, aproximadamente, más o menos, algo
adj. - alguno, algunos, unos, unos cuantos, un par de, varios, parte, cierto, un poco, bastante

idioms:

  • and then some    y mucho más de eso, y más todavía
  • some day    algún día, un día de estos
  • some more    algo más, algunos más
  • some of    un poco de
  • some say    algunos dicen, hay quien dice

Svenska (Swedish)
pron. - någon, något, några
adv. - en del, ganska så, omkring
adj. - åtskilligt, inte så litet, en del

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
一些, 某一, 少许, 若干, 一部分, 大约

idioms:

  • some day    将来, 有朝一日
  • some more    还要, 更多
  • some of    一些
  • some say    一些人说...

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
det. - 一些, 某一, 少許
pron. - 一些, 若干, 一部分
adv. - 大約
adj. - 一些, 某一, 少許

idioms:

  • some day    將來, 有朝一日
  • some more    還要, 更多
  • some of    一些
  • some say    一些人說...

한국어 (Korean)
det. - 조금의, 어떤, 얼마간의
pron. - 다소, 얼마간, 어떤 것
adv. - 약 ~, 얼마쯤, 꽤
adj. - 얼만가의, 무언가의, 사람에 따라 ~도 있다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 幾らかの
adv. - やや, ひどく

idioms:

  • for some reason    どういうわけか
  • go to some trouble    大変な事になる
  • in some measure    多少
  • in some sort    ある程度
  • some day    いつか
  • some more    もう少し多く
  • some of    いくらかの
  • some say    ある人によると
  • take some beating    越えるのが困難だ, 一番だ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ضمير) بعض (ظرف) نحو (صفه) رائع أو هام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
det. - ‮מספר כלשהו, כמות כלשהי, לא ידוע, לא מוגדר, בקירוב (מספר), מספר גדול, כמות ניכרת, לפחות כמות קטנה, כמות מסוימת‬
pron. - ‮קצת, מעט, כמה, אחדים‬
adv. - ‮במידה כלשהי, כהלכה‬
adj. - ‮מצויין, בערך, מסויים, איזשהו, ראוי לציון‬


 
 
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