some

UK
/sʌm/
US
/sʌm/

Translations

somedeterminer
UK
/sʌm/
US
/sʌm/
(quantifier – with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns – positive / neutral)
I have some questions for you.
У меня есть несколько вопросов к вам.
Can I have some water, please?
Можно мне немного воды, пожалуйста?
Some people like to read books.
Некоторые люди любят читать книги.
Some lucky person will win more than $1,000,000 in the competition.
Какой-то счастливчик выиграет более 1 000 000 долларов в этом конкурсе.
It’ll be some time before we meet again.
Пройдёт немало времени, прежде чем мы снова встретимся.
Wow, that was some dinner!
Ух ты, какой потрясающий ужин!
тоже мне
"A friend of mine sold me a radio that doesn’t work." – "Some friend!"
«Друг продал мне неработающий радиоприёмник». – «Тоже мне друг!»
Synonyms
a few
a little
a number of
a couple of
Antonyms
not any
somepronoun
UK
/sʌm/
US
/sʌm/
(quantifier – without nouns – positive / neutral)
"Does anybody have questions?" – "Yeah, I have some."
«У кого-то остались вопросы?» – «Да, у меня есть несколько».
"Who wants a piece?" – "Can I have some, please?"
«Кто хочет кусочек?» – «Можно мне немного, пожалуйста?»
Some like to read books, others prefer movies.
Некоторые любят читать книги, другие предпочитают фильмы.
Synonyms
a few
a little
a part
a portion
Antonyms
someadverb
UK
/sʌm/
US
/sʌm/
The water is some 20 to 30 metres beneath the ground.
Вода находится на глубине примерно 20-30 метров под землей.
немного(степень)
She says she's feeling some better.
Она говорит, что чувствует себя немного лучше.
Additional translations
несколько(степень)
Synonyms
a little
to some extent
to some degree
kind of
sort of
a bit

Definitions

somedeterminer
Used to refer to an unspecified amount or number of people, things, or substance.
Some people were too tired to continue.
Informal: remarkable; of considerable quality or extent.
That was some storm last night!
Used before a noun, especially at the beginning of a sentence to show anger or disapproval, often by repeating a word that was not accurately used. (informal UK)
Some help you were! You sat on your backside most of the afternoon!
somepronoun
An amount or number of something that is not stated or not known; a part of something.
If you need more paper then just take some.
Some people.
Some have compared his work to Picasso's.
someadverb
Used before a number to mean approximately; about.
Some 50 tons of rock are taken from the quarry every day.
By a small amount or degree; a little.
We could turn down the heat some if that would make you more comfortable.