“some”

Definitions

• adjective

  (quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

  Synonyms: daedalian, a, about, adept, adroit, almost, an, any, anything, approximately, apt, artistic

  Antonyms: no, all

  • Example:“have some milk”
  • Example:“Some roses were still blooming.”

• adjective

  relatively many but unspecified in number

  • Example:“They were here for some weeks.”
  • Example:“We did not meet again for some years.”

• adjective

  remarkable

  • Example:“That was some party.”
  • Example:“She is some skier.”

• adverb

  (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

  Synonyms: approximately, about, close to, just about, roughly, more or less, around, or so

  • Example:“… lasted approximately an hour”
  • Example:“in just about a minute”