Meanings
alternative obsolete som · alternative dialectal som' · alternative sum
- A certain number (multiple but not all).
Some enjoy spicy food, others prefer it milder.
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Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements.
2013 July 19, Timothy Garton Ash, “Where Dr Pangloss meets Machiavelli”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 18 - An indefinite amount; a part. Used mostly with abstract and nonliving objects.
Please give me some of the cake.
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Everyone is wrong some of the time.
- obsoleteSomeone, a certain person.
Euery counseller extolleth counsell; but there is some that counselleth for himselfe.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ecclesiasticus 37:7
alternative obsolete som · alternative dialectal som' · alternative sum
- stressed formA nonzero, unspecified proportion of (a bounded set of countable things): at least two.
Near-synonym: any
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Some people like camping.
Many people, especially some evangelical Christians, have been less than optimistic about the Potter influence.
2006, Charles H Lippy, Faith in America [Three Volumes] [3 Volumes]: Changes, Challenges, New Directions, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 73Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.
2013 July 20, “The attack of the MOOCs”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2020Some poems, echoing the purpose of early poetic treatises on scientific principles, attempt to elucidate the mathematical concepts that underlie prime numbers. Others play with primes’ cultural associations. Still others derive their structure from mathematical patterns involving primes.
2013 July-August, Sarah Glaz, “Ode to Prime Numbers”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 4, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2015Synonyms: any · Antonyms: zero, no, a lot of, many, numerous, countless
- A nonzero, unspecified quantity or number of (an unbounded set of countable things).
Near-synonym: any
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Would you like some grapes?
The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on a certain afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track.[…]Their example was followed by others at a time when the master of Mohair was superintending in person the docking of some two-year-olds, and equally invisible.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, pages 58–59In the autumn there was a row at some cement works about the unskilled labour men. A union had just been started for them and all but a few joined. One of these blacklegs was laid for by a picket and knocked out of time.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XLIV, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC, page 364Synonyms: any · Antonyms: zero, no, a lot of, many, numerous, countless
- An unspecified amount of (something uncountable).
Near-synonym: any
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Would you like some water?
After some persuasion, he finally agreed.
It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, jump upon a tram, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XVI, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC, pages 130–131 - stressed formA certain, an unspecified or unknown.
I've just met some guy who said he knew you.
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The sequence S converges to zero for some initial value v.
By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.
1921, Ben Travers, chapter 4, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLCWhere we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet. Perhaps we assume that our name, address and search preferences will be viewed by some unseen pair of corporate eyes, probably not human, and don't mind that much.
2013 June 14, Jonathan Freedland, “Obama's once hip brand is now tainted”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 1, page 18 - stressed formA considerable quantity or number of.
He stopped working some time ago.
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He had edited the paper for some years.
[…] I took it, in the hope that it was not intended for early use, and would not be missed for some time.
1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, chapter II, in Great Expectations […], volume I, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC, page 29We drove back to the office with some concern on my part at the prospect of so large a case. Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 15 - stressed formApproximately, about (with a number).
There were only some three or four cars in the lot at the time.
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She has worked at the company for some thirty years now. (31 and two months, to be exact.)
Each summer some 1,500 belugas gather in Cunningham Inlet, drawn in part by the clean sand-and-gravel bottom in the shallows.
1989 May, Jeff MacInnis, “Braving the Northwest Passage”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 594What other natural experiments might we have to test climate sensitivity? Another one that happens every year is the change in seasons. Winter predictably follows summer, being some fifteen degrees colder in the Northern Hemisphere and five degrees colder than summer in the Southern Hemisphere. The reason the Southern Hemisphere has a smaller seasonal cycle is because it has much more ocean than land,[…]
2003, Richard N. Cooper, Richard Layard, What the Future Holds: Insights from Social Science, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 129the local police, who, with the investigator, reportedly placed a compass near the two signs that had rattled and found a deviation of some fifteen degrees. Placed next to the Renault in which they had come, the compass showed a deviation of only four degrees, but there was no deviation at all near the sign that had not rattled.
2023, J. Allen Hynek, The UFO Experience: Evidence Behind Close Encounters, Project Blue Book, and the Search for Answers, Red Wheel/Weiser, →ISBN, page 142 - stressed formEmphasizing a number.
She has worked at the company for some five years now! How remarkable!
alternative obsolete som · alternative dialectal som' · alternative sum
- not comparableOf a measurement: approximately, roughly.
Some 4,000 acres of land were flooded.
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I guess he must have weighed some 90 kilos.
Some 30,000 spectators witnessed the feat.
Synonyms: -ish, about, all but, almost, approaching, around, by and large, circa
- dialectalnot comparableTo a certain extent, or for a certain period.
They walked some and talked some.
2014, C. R. Scott, Invisible War: Attack the Covenant - dialectalnot comparableSomewhat, a little.
It looked some like Muriel, but not enough to be sure by any manner of means.
2002 October 15 [????], Raymond Chandler, The Lady in the Lake, The Little Sister, The Long Goodbye, Playback: Introduction by Tom Hiney, Everyman's Library, →ISBN, page 683 more examples
I felt some better and continued taking the preparation through all that day, still ad libitum, and by evening, twenty-four hours after I began its use, felt considerably improved.
1899, Columbus Medical Journal: A Magazine of Medicine and Surgery, page 108Have felt some better to-day than yesterday but not quite normal. A little nervous all day. Slept better than previous night, but not so well as usual, for about 7 hrs.
1912, Mary Theodora Whitley, An Empirical Study of Certain Tests for Individual Differences, page 154"She's some better," the pilot said, "but it'll be a long convalescence. Pierre's taking real good care of her. Ongola's a rock, as always, and if Joel would only stop yapping about losing so much cargo..."
2002 February 26, Anne McCaffrey, The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall, Del Rey, →ISBN, page 66
Synonyms & antonyms
pronounAn indefinite quantity.
determinerA nonzero, unspecified proportion of (a bounded set of countable things): at least two.
determinerA nonzero, unspecified quantity or number of (an unbounded set of countable things).
adverbOf a measurement: approximately, roughly.
More synonyms by meaning
adjective(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
adjectiverelatively many but unspecified in number
adjectiveremarkable
adverb(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-“one, whole”
- Proto-Germanic*sumaz“some, a certain one”
- Proto-West Germanic*sum
- Old Englishsum“some, a certain one”
- Middle Englishsom
- Englishsome
From Middle English som, sum, from Old English sum (“some, a certain one”), from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic *sumaz (“some, a certain one”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one, whole”). Cognate Scots sum, some (“some”), North Frisian som, sam, säm (“some”), West Frisian sommige, somlike (“some”), dialectal Dutch som, saom (“some”), standard Dutch sommige (“some”), Low German somige (“some”), German dialectal summige (“some”), Danish somme (“some”), Swedish somlig (“some”), Norwegian sum, som (“some”), Icelandic sumur (“some”), Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐍃 (sums, “one, someone”). More at same.
More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-West Germanic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بَعْض, بَعْض
- بَعْض (baʕḍ)a certain number
- بَعْض (baʕḍ)indefinite quantity or number
- بَعْض (baʕḍ)indefinite amount, part
- بَعْض (baʕḍ)(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
Bengali একটু, একটু
- একটু (ekṭu)a certain number
- একটু (ekṭu)indefinite quantity or number
- একটু (ekṭu)indefinite amount, part
Bulgarian няколко, няколко
- няколко (njakolko)a certain number
- няколко (njakolko)indefinite quantity or number
- малко (malko)indefinite amount, part
- някои (njakoi)(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- малко (malko)unspecified amount of
- ня́какъв (njákakăv)certain, unspecified or unknown
- ня́кой (njákoj)certain, unspecified or unknown
- доста (dosta)considerable quantity or number of
- немалко (nemalko)considerable quantity or number of
- около (okolo)(stressed form) approximately, about (with a number)
- приблизително (priblizitelno)(stressed form) approximately, about (with a number)
- има-няма (ima-njama)(stressed form) approximately, about (with a number)
- цял (cjal)(stressed form) emphasizing a number
- какъв (kakăv)informal: remarkable
- няколко (njakolko)unspecified quantity or number of
- около (okolo)approximately, roughly
Catalan qualque, qualcun
- qualquea certain number
- qualcuna certain number
- qualcunaa certain number
- qualcunsa certain number
- qualcunesa certain number
- alguna certain number
- algunaa certain number
- algunsa certain number
- algunesa certain number
- qualquesindefinite quantity or number
- tot deindefinite quantity or number
- algunsindefinite quantity or number
- algun(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- algunsunspecified quantity or number of
- algunesunspecified quantity or number of
- al voltant deapproximately, roughly
- sobreapproximately, roughly
- voraapproximately, roughly
Chinese Cantonese 有啲, 一啲
- 有啲 (jau⁵ di¹)a certain number
- 一啲 (jat¹ dit¹)(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
Chinese Mandarin 有的, 一些
- 有的 (yǒude)a certain number
- 一些 (yīxiē)a certain number
- 一些 (yīxiē)indefinite quantity or number
- 一些 (yīxiē)indefinite amount, part
- 一些 (yīxiē)(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- 幾個 /几个 (jǐgè, jǐge)(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- 有的 (yǒu de)certain, unspecified or unknown
Czech nějaký, několik
- nějakýa certain number
- několikindefinite quantity or number
- trochuindefinite quantity or number
- nějakýcertain, unspecified or unknown
- některýcertain, unspecified or unknown
Danish nogle, somme
- noglea certain number
- sommea certain number
- nogleindefinite quantity or number
- sommeindefinite quantity or number
- nogetindefinite amount, part
- nogle(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- nogenunspecified amount of
- nogetunspecified amount of
- encertain, unspecified or unknown
- etcertain, unspecified or unknown
- en viscertain, unspecified or unknown
- et vistcertain, unspecified or unknown
- nogleunspecified quantity or number of
Dutch enigen, sommigen
- enigena certain number
- sommigena certain number
- enkelea certain number
- enkelena certain number
- watindefinite quantity or number
- enigeindefinite quantity or number
- enkeleindefinite quantity or number
- enige(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- sommige(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- enkele(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- watunspecified amount of
- wat (countable/uncountable)unspecified quantity or number of
- enkeleunspecified quantity or number of
- enigeunspecified quantity or number of
- ongeveerapproximately, roughly
Esperanto iu, iuj
- iuindefinite quantity or number
- iujindefinite quantity or number
- iacertain, unspecified or unknown
Finnish jotkut, muutamat
- jotkuta certain number
- muutamata certain number
- erääta certain number
- osaa certain number
- jokunena certain number
- joitakinindefinite quantity or number
- muutamiaindefinite quantity or number
- jonkin verranindefinite amount, part
- joskusindefinite amount, part
- jotkut(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- jotkin(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- osa(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- vähänunspecified amount of
- eräscertain, unspecified or unknown
- jokucertain, unspecified or unknown
- jokincertain, unspecified or unknown
- joitakinconsiderable quantity or number of
- aikamoineninformal: remarkable
- melkoineninformal: remarkable
- vähänunspecified quantity or number of
- jokunenunspecified quantity or number of
- jotakinapproximately, roughly
- jotakuinkinapproximately, roughly
- noinapproximately, roughly
- suunnilleenapproximately, roughly
French quelque, quelques
- quelquea certain number
- quelquesa certain number
- certainsa certain number
- duindefinite quantity or number
- de laindefinite quantity or number
- desindefinite quantity or number
- duindefinite amount, part
- de laindefinite amount, part
- desindefinite amount, part
- certain(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- certains(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- des(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- duunspecified amount of
- de launspecified amount of
- quelconquecertain, unspecified or unknown
- quelqueunspecified quantity or number of
- quelquesunspecified quantity or number of
- quelqueapproximately, roughly
- environapproximately, roughly
German einige, manche
- einigea certain number
- manchea certain number
- ein paarindefinite quantity or number
- einigeindefinite quantity or number
- etwasindefinite amount, part
- einige(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- manch(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- etwasunspecified amount of
- irgendeincertain, unspecified or unknown
- einigeconsiderable quantity or number of
- etlicheconsiderable quantity or number of
- einigeunspecified quantity or number of
- welcheunspecified quantity or number of
- ein paarunspecified quantity or number of
- ungefährapproximately, roughly
- etwaapproximately, roughly
- umapproximately, roughly
Greek μερικοί, μερικές
- μερικοί (merikoí)a certain number
- μερικές (merikés)a certain number
- μερικά (meriká)a certain number
- μερικοί (merikoí)indefinite quantity or number
- μερικές (merikés)indefinite quantity or number
- μερικά (meriká)indefinite quantity or number
- λίγο (lígo)indefinite amount, part
- μερικοί (merikoí)(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- μερικές (merikés)(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- μερικά (meriká)(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- λίγο (lígo)unspecified amount of
- κάποιος (kápoios)certain, unspecified or unknown
- αρκετά (arketá)considerable quantity or number of
- λίγο (lígo)unspecified quantity or number of
- περίπου (perípou)approximately, roughly
Hawaiian kahi poʻe, kekahi poʻe
- kahi poʻea certain number
- kekahi poʻea certain number
Hebrew כַּמָּה, כַּמָה
- כַּמָּה (kama)a certain number
- כַּמָה (káma)indefinite quantity or number
- אֲחָדִים (akhadím)indefinite quantity or number
- מְעַט (me'át)indefinite quantity or number
- קְצָת (ktsat)indefinite quantity or number
- כַּמָה (káma)considerable quantity or number of
- אֲחָדִים (akhadím)considerable quantity or number of
- כַּמָה (káma)unspecified quantity or number of
- אֲחָדִים (akhadím)unspecified quantity or number of
- מְעַט (me'át)unspecified quantity or number of
- קְצָת (ktsat)unspecified quantity or number of
Hindi थोड़ा, कुछ
- थोड़ा (thoṛā)indefinite quantity or number
- कुछ (kuch)indefinite quantity or number
- कोई (koī)indefinite quantity or number
- कुछ (kuch)indefinite amount, part
- थोड़ा (thoṛā)indefinite amount, part
- कुछ (kuch)(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- कोई (koī)certain, unspecified or unknown
- कुछ (kuch)certain, unspecified or unknown
- के लगभग (ke lagbhag)approximately, roughly
Hungarian egyesek, némelyek
- egyeseka certain number
- némelyeka certain number
- néhányana certain number
- párindefinite quantity or number
- néhányindefinite quantity or number
- valahányindefinite quantity or number
- egypárindefinite quantity or number
- egynéhányindefinite quantity or number
- valamennyiindefinite amount, part
- egy kevésindefinite amount, part
- egy kicsiindefinite amount, part
- egyes(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- néhány(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- némely(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- némelyik(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- bizonyos(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- némiunspecified amount of
- egy kisunspecified amount of
- egy kevésunspecified amount of
- valamennyiunspecified amount of
- valamelyesunspecified amount of
- valamilyencertain, unspecified or unknown
- valamifélecertain, unspecified or unknown
- mintegyapproximately, roughly
- nagyjábólapproximately, roughly
- körülbelülapproximately, roughly
Icelandic sum, sumar
- suma certain number
- sumara certain number
- sumira certain number
Indonesian beberapa, beberapa
- beberapaa certain number
- beberapaindefinite quantity or number
- beberapacertain, unspecified or unknown
- beberapaconsiderable quantity or number of
- beberapaunspecified quantity or number of
Irish daoine, roinnt
- daoinea certain number
- roinntindefinite quantity or number
- roinntindefinite amount, part
- roinnt(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- éigincertain, unspecified or unknown
Italian del, della
- delindefinite amount, part
- dellaindefinite amount, part
- alcuno(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- cheinformal: remarkable
- alcunounspecified quantity or number of
Japanese いくつか, ある
- いくつか (ikutsuka)a certain number
- あるa certain number
- いくつか (ikutsuka)indefinite quantity or number
- いくらか (ikuraka)indefinite quantity or number
- 〜か(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- ある (aru)certain, unspecified or unknown
- 約 (yaku)approximately, roughly
Korean 어떤, 몇
- 어떤 (eotteon)a certain number
- 몇 (myeot)indefinite quantity or number
Latin quidam, aliqui
- quidama certain number
- aliqui(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- alii(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- nonnullus(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- aliquiunspecified amount of
- quīdamcertain, unspecified or unknown
- aliquiunspecified quantity or number of
- aliiapproximately, roughly
Malay seberapa, beberapa
- seberapaa certain number
- beberapaa certain number
Māori ētahi, he
- ētahiindefinite quantity or number
- heindefinite quantity or number
- ehinuindefinite quantity or number
Norwegian visse, som
- vissea certain number
- somindefinite amount, part
- littindefinite amount, part
- littunspecified amount of
- omtrentapproximately, roughly
Norwegian Bokmål noen, noen
- noena certain number
- noenindefinite quantity or number
- visse(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- noen(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- noenunspecified quantity or number of
Persian کمی
- کمی (kami)indefinite amount, part
Polish niektóry, trochę
- niektórya certain number
- trochęindefinite quantity or number
- kilkaindefinite quantity or number
- trochęindefinite amount, part
- niektórzy(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- niektóre(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- trochęunspecified amount of
- jakiścertain, unspecified or unknown
- kilkaconsiderable quantity or number of
- kilkaunspecified quantity or number of
Portuguese algum, alguns
- alguma certain number
- algunsindefinite quantity or number
- um pouco deindefinite amount, part
- algum(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- um poucounspecified amount of
- algumcertain, unspecified or unknown
- umcertain, unspecified or unknown
- algumconsiderable quantity or number of
- queinformal: remarkable
- algumunspecified quantity or number of
- unsapproximately, roughly
- mais ou menosapproximately, roughly
Romanian unii, nişte
- uniia certain number
- nişteindefinite quantity or number
- nișteindefinite amount, part
- unii(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- nișteunspecified amount of
- nișteunspecified quantity or number of
- vreoapproximately, roughly
- în jur deapproximately, roughly
Russian не́который, немно́го
- не́который (nékotoryj)a certain number
- немно́го (nemnógo)indefinite quantity or number
- не́сколько (néskolʹko)indefinite quantity or number
- немно́го (nemnógo)indefinite amount, part
- небольшая часть (nebolʹšaja častʹ)indefinite amount, part
- не́сколько (néskolʹko)(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- немно́го (nemnógo)(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- како́й-то (kakój-to)certain, unspecified or unknown
- не́который (nékotoryj)certain, unspecified or unknown
- како́й-нибудь (kakój-nibudʹ)certain, unspecified or unknown
- не́кий (nékij)certain, unspecified or unknown
- не́сколько (néskolʹko)considerable quantity or number of
Scottish Gaelic rann, roinn
- ranna certain number
- roinna certain number
- rannindefinite quantity or number
- roinnindefinite quantity or number
- rannindefinite amount, part
- roinnindefinite amount, part
- air choireigincertain, unspecified or unknown
Slovak niekoľko, trochu
- niekoľkoindefinite quantity or number
- trochuindefinite quantity or number
- zopárindefinite quantity or number
- trochuindefinite amount, part
- nejakýcertain, unspecified or unknown
- niektorýcertain, unspecified or unknown
- zhrubaapproximately, roughly
- približneapproximately, roughly
Spanish alguno, unos
- algunoa certain number
- unosindefinite quantity or number
- unasindefinite quantity or number
- algoindefinite amount, part
- un tantoindefinite amount, part
- algún tantoindefinite amount, part
- algunosunspecified quantity or number of
- algunasunspecified quantity or number of
- unosapproximately, roughly
- unasapproximately, roughly
Swahili baadhi, baadhi
- baadhiindefinite quantity or number
- baadhiindefinite amount, part
- baadhi ya(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
Swedish vissa, somliga
- vissaa certain number
- somligaa certain number
- en dela certain number
- någraa certain number
- någraindefinite quantity or number
- en delindefinite quantity or number
- liteindefinite amount, part
- en delindefinite amount, part
- några(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- en del(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- vissa(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- liteunspecified amount of
- en delunspecified amount of
- någoncertain, unspecified or unknown
- någotcertain, unspecified or unknown
- någraunspecified quantity or number of
- liteunspecified quantity or number of
- en delunspecified quantity or number of
- runtapproximately, roughly
- omkringapproximately, roughly
- cirkaapproximately, roughly
- säkertapproximately, roughly
- nogapproximately, roughly
- välapproximately, roughly
Tagalog may, mayroon
- maya certain number
- mayroona certain number
Tamil சில, சிலர்
- சில (cila)a certain number
- சிலர் (cilar)a certain number
- கொஞ்சம் (koñcam)indefinite quantity or number
- கொஞ்சம் (koñcam)indefinite amount, part
- சில (cila)(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- சிலர் (cilar)(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- கொஞ்சம் (koñcam)unspecified quantity or number of
Thai บาง, มั่ง
- บาง (baang)indefinite quantity or number
- มั่ง (mâng)indefinite quantity or number
- บาง (baang)(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
Turkish bazısı, kimi
- bazısıa certain number
- kimia certain number
- kimisia certain number
- bazı(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- bircertain, unspecified or unknown
Ukrainian де́який, кі́лька
- де́який (déjakyj)a certain number
- кі́лька (kílʹka)indefinite quantity or number
- тро́хи (tróxy)indefinite quantity or number
- тро́хи (tróxy)indefinite amount, part
- яки́йсь (jakýjsʹ)certain, unspecified or unknown
- котри́йсь (kotrýjsʹ)certain, unspecified or unknown
- де́який (déjakyj)certain, unspecified or unknown
- яки́й-небудь (jakýj-nebudʹ)certain, unspecified or unknown
- кі́лька (kílʹka)unspecified quantity or number of
Urdu کچھ, کوئی
- کچھ (kuch)(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- کوئی (koī)certain, unspecified or unknown
- کچھ (kuch)certain, unspecified or unknown
Vietnamese vài, một vài
- vàia certain number
- một vàia certain number
- một sốa certain number
- mấya certain number
- một ítindefinite quantity or number
- nào đócertain, unspecified or unknown
- gì đócertain, unspecified or unknown
Welsh rhai, peth
- rhai(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of
- pethunspecified amount of
- rhywcertain, unspecified or unknown
- rhaiunspecified quantity or number of
Yiddish עטלעכע, אַ ביסל
- עטלעכע (etlekhe)a certain number
- אַ ביסל (a bisl)a certain number
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some. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/some
“some.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/some. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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