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some [adj]
Definition

  • some :(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
    • have some milk
    • some roses were still blooming
    • having some friends over
    • some apples
    • some paper

  • some :(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
    • lasted approximately an hour
    • in just about a minute
    • he's about 30 years old
    • I've had about all I can stand
    • we meet about once a month
    • some forty people came
    • weighs around a hundred pounds
    • roughly $3,000
    • holds 3 gallons, more or less
    • 20 or so people were at the party

  • some :relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent
    • we talked for some time
    • he was still some distance away

  • some :relatively many but unspecified in number
    • they were here for some weeks
    • we did not meet again for some years

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