some
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
How often you will meet it
Rank 68 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 376,177 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.179% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- (quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity have some milksome roses were still blooming
- relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent we talked for some timehe was still some distance away
- relatively many but unspecified in number they were here for some weekswe did not meet again for some years
- remarkable that was some partyshe is some skier
adverb
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct also: approximately, about, close to, just about, roughly, more or less lasted approximately an hourin just about a minute
some in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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And look at some who've made things.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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I'll take you some of the time.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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I expect to get some pupils in the neighbourhood, and also some literary work.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Some of the parts are rather long, but all have been played by children of the age indicated in the text.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1