Some Definition
- a portion
- a part
- an amount
- a number
- more-or-less
- a-few
- any
- unknown
- quantity
- portion
- part
- few
- extraordinary
- several
- remarkable
An unspecified quantity or number of.
An unspecified amount of (something uncountable).
A certain, an unspecified or unknown.
A considerable quantity or number of.
(informal) A remarkable.
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Some
Origin of Some
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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
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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
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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
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Middle English -som from Old English -sum -like sem-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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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
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Middle English -sum from Old English sum some some
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Greek sōma body teuə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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ME -som < OE -sum, akin to some
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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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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