Someone Meaning
/ˈsʌmwʌn/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
pronOne or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity.
nounA partially specified but unnamed person.
Sentence Examples
Hold on, someone is knocking at my door.
Are you meeting someone here?
It's a dangerous route—you'll need someone to guide you.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
There is ____ knocking at the door; could you see who it is?
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please ask ____ at the front desk for more information about the local attractions in the city.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English sum on, sum one, sum oon, equivalent to some + one.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"His ultimate concern is with being and beings, with saying something about something and not with the someones who say it and hear it—and not even with the someones whose beings are in conflict about beings in their being."
— 2013, James Crosswhite, Deep Rhetoric: Philosophy, Reason, Violence, Justice, Wisdom, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 213:
"Or rather, to someone. Many someones, in fact. But which someones? Well, the someones that benefited while wage controls were in place had to be people for whom salary was not the primary form of income."
— 2010, Michael E Kanell, Michael E. Kanell, Mike Kimel, Presimetrics: What the Facts Tell Us About How the Presidents Measure Up On the Issues We Care About, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
There is ____ knocking at the door; could you see who it is?
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please ask ____ at the front desk for more information about the local attractions in the city.