some

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Determiner 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Adverb 1.5 Anagrams 2 Galician 2.1 Verb 3 Italian 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English sum

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /sʌm/, SAMPA: /sVm/
• (Aus) IPA: /sam/, SAMPA: /sam/
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• Homophones: sum

[edit] Determiner

some

1. An unspecified quantity or number of.

   Would you like some grapes?

2. A considerable quantity or number of.

   He had edited the paper for some years.

3. An unspecified or unknown.

   I've just met some guy who said he knew you.

4. (informal) a remarkable.

   He is some acrobat!

5. An indefinite quantity of.

   Everyone is wrong some of the time.

6. At least one.

[edit] Synonyms

• a few

[edit] Antonyms

• many
• none, no

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adverb

some (not comparable)

1. Of a measurement; approximately, roughly

   I guess he must have weighed some 90 kilos.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: emos
• OEMs
• omes

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[edit] Galician

[edit] Verb

some

1. third-person singular present indicative of sumir.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

some f.

1. Plural form of soma.