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some

UK
/sʌm/
US
/sʌm/

Translations

somedeterminer
UK
/sʌm/
US
/sʌm/
(quantifier – with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns – positive / neutral)
Synonyms
few
a few
a little
several
a number of
a couple of
various
Antonyms
no
none
not any
somepronoun
UK
/sʌm/
US
/sʌm/
(quantifier – without nouns – positive / neutral)
Synonyms
a portion
a part
several
a little
a few
Antonyms
nothing
not any
none
someadverb
UK
/sʌm/
US
/sʌm/
Synonyms
rather
somewhat
fairly
quite
a little
slightly
moderately
to some extent
to some degree
kind of
sort of
a bit
tolerably

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.
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