1. some

          [ suhm; unstressed suh m ]
          / sʌm; unstressed səm /

          adjective

          pronoun

          certain persons, individuals, instances, etc., not specified: Some think he is dead.
          an unspecified number, amount, etc., as distinguished from the rest or in addition: He paid a thousand dollars and then some.

          adverb

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          Origin of some

          before 900; Middle English (adj. and pronoun); Old English sum orig., someone; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle High German sum, Old Norse sumr, Gothic sums

          usage note for some

          As pronouns, both some and any may be used in affirmative or negative questions: Will you ( won't you ) have some? Do you ( don't you ) have any? But some is used in affirmative statements and answers: You may have some. Yes, I'd like some. And in negative statements and answers, any is the usual choice: I don't care for any. No, I can't take any.

          WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH some

          some sum (see usage note at the current entry)

          Definition for some (2 of 4)

          -some1

          a native English suffix formerly used in the formation of adjectives: quarrelsome; burdensome.

          Origin of -some

          1
          Middle English; Old English -sum; akin to Gothic -sama, German -sam; see same

          Definition for some (3 of 4)

          -some2

          a collective suffix used with numerals: twosome; threesome.

          Origin of -some

          2
          Middle English -sum, Old English sum; special use of some (pronoun)

          Definition for some (4 of 4)

          -some3

          a combining form meaning “body,” used in the formation of compound words: chromosome.
          Also -soma.

          Origin of -some

          3
          < Greek sôma body; see soma1
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          British Dictionary definitions for some (1 of 4)

          some
          / (sʌm, unstressed səm) /

          determiner

          adverb

          US not standard to a certain degree or extentI guess I like him some

          Word Origin for some

          Old English sum; related to Old Norse sumr, Gothic sums, Old High German sum some, Sanskrit samá any, Greek hamē somehow

          British Dictionary definitions for some (2 of 4)

          -some1

          suffix forming adjectives

          characterized by; tending toawesome; tiresome

          Word Origin for -some

          Old English -sum; related to Gothic -sama, German -sam

          British Dictionary definitions for some (3 of 4)

          -some2

          suffix forming nouns

          indicating a group of a specified number of membersthreesome

          Word Origin for -some

          Old English sum, special use of some (determiner)

          British Dictionary definitions for some (4 of 4)

          -some3
          / (-səʊm) /

          n combining form

          a bodychromosome

          Word Origin for -some

          from Greek sōma body
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          Medical definitions for some

          -some

          suff.

          Body:centrosome.
          Chromosome:autosome.
          The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

          Idioms and Phrases with some

          some

          see and then some; catch some rays; catch some z's; dig up (some dirt); in a (some) sense; in some measure; one of these days (some day); take some doing; to some degree; win some, lose some.

          The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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