Some

  • 11-some — [səm] suffix [Sense: 1; Origin: Old English sum] [Sense: 2; Origin: some] 1.) [in adjectives] tending to behave in a particular way, or having a particular quality ▪ a troublesome boy (=who causes trouble) ▪ a bothersome back injury (=that… …

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  • 12some — index several (plural) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 13some — four·some; hand·some; lee·some; lep·to·some; light·some; li·po·some; lis·some; lone·some; meso·some; mono·some; schis·to·some; some; some·body; some·thing; some·time; some·times; some·what; three·some; awe·some·ly; awe·some·ness; blithe·some·ly;… …

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  • 14some — [[t]səm, STRONG sʌm[/t]] ♦ 1) DET: DET n uncount/pl n You use some to refer to a quantity of something or to a number of people or things, when you are not stating the quantity or number precisely. Robin opened some champagne... Heat a couple of… …

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  • 15some — some1 [səm strong sʌm ] determiner [: Old English; Origin: sum] 1.) a number of people or things, or an amount of something, when the exact number or amount is not stated ▪ I need some apples for this recipe. ▪ My mother has inherited some land.… …

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  • 16some */*/*/ — strong UK [sʌm] / US weak UK [səm] / US adverb, determiner, pronoun Summary: Some can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by an uncountable noun): I ll make some coffee. (followed by a plural noun): She brought me some… …

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  • 17some — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English som, adjective & pronoun, from Old English sum; akin to Old High German sum some, Greek hamē somehow, homos same more at same Date: before 12th century 1. being an unknown, undetermined, or unspecified unit… …

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  • 18some */*/*/ — weak [səm] , strong [sʌm] grammar word summary: Some can be: ■ a determiner: I brought her some flowers. ♦ She married some guy she met on the boat. ■ a pronoun: The cake s wonderful. Won t you have some? ♦ Some of the apples were rotten. ■ an… …

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  • 19some — /sum/; unstressed /seuhm/, adj. 1. being an undetermined or unspecified one: Some person may object. 2. (used with plural nouns) certain: Some days I stay home. 3. of a certain unspecified number, amount, degree, etc.: to some extent. 4.… …

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  • 20some — 1 /sFm/; strong /sVm/ determiner 1 a number of people or things or an amount of something, when the exact number or amount is not stated: I need some apples for this recipe. | My mother has inherited some land in western Australia. | They re… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English