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some

adjective adverb

relatively many but unspecified in number

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
S
Ends with
E
Contains
OM
Scrabble score
6
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. relatively many but unspecified in number

    “they were here for some weeks”

adjective

  1. remarkable

    “that was some party”

adjective

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

    “have some milk”

adverb

  1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

    “lasted approximately an hour”

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Example Sentences

they were here for some weeks
we did not meet again for some years
that was some party
she is some skier
have some milk
some roses were still blooming
having some friends over
some apples
some paper
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

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