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Definition of some pronoun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

some

pronoun
 
 
/sʌm/
 
/sʌm/
Idioms
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  1.  
     some (of somebody/something) used to refer to an amount of something or a number of people or things when the amount or number is not given
    • Some disapprove of the idea.
    • You'll find some in the drawer.
    • Here are some of our suggestions.
    In negative sentences and questions any is usually used instead of ‘some’: I don't want any. • Do you have any of the larger ones? However, some is used in questions that expect a positive reply: Would you like some? • Weren't you looking for some of those?
  2.  
    some (of somebody/something) a part of the whole number or amount being considered
    • All these students are good, but some work harder than others.
    • Some of the music was weird.
    3. Word OriginOld English sum, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek hamōs ‘somehow’ and Sanskrit sama ‘any, every’.
Idioms
… and then some
  1. (informal) and a lot more than that
    • We got our money's worth and then some.
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