some

CEFRA1

/sʌm/

determiner · pronoun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    determiner

    An amount or number that is not stated exactly.

  2. 02

    determiner

    Extra detail

    An indefinite amount; a part. Used mostly with abstract and nonliving objects.

Examples

  • Do you need me to give you some money?

  • For some reason I feel more alive at night.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

determiner

Extra meaning

  1. An indefinite quantity.

pronoun

Extra meanings

  1. A certain number, at least two.

  2. A certain number (multiple but not all).

More examples

In context

  • There's some milk in the fridge.

  • Please give me some of the cake.

  • Some enjoy spicy food, others prefer it milder.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

determiner

From Middle English som, sum, from Old English sum (“some, a certain one”), from Proto-West Germanic *sum, 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”), dialectal Dutch som, saom (“some”), standard Dutch sommige (“some”), Low German somige (“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.