Definition:
- (a.) Consisting of a greater or less portion or sum; composed of a quantity or number which is not stated; -- used to express an indefinite quantity or number; as, some wine; some water; some persons. Used also pronominally; as, I have some.
- (a.) A certain; one; -- indicating a person, thing, event, etc., as not known individually, or designated more specifically; as, some man, that is, some one man.
- (a.) Not much; a little; moderate; as, the censure was to some extent just.
- (a.) About; near; more or less; -- used commonly with numerals, but formerly also with a singular substantive of time or distance; as, a village of some eighty houses; some two or three persons; some hour hence.
- (a.) Considerable in number or quality.
- (a.) Certain; those of one part or portion; -- in distinct from other or others; as, some men believe one thing, and others another.
- (a.) A part; a portion; -- used pronominally, and followed sometimes by of; as, some of our provisions.
Compare some with other words:
enough vs. some
sny vs. some
soke vs. some
some vs. sope
pome vs. some
gome vs. some
soe vs. some
mome vs. some
dome vs. some
some vs. sore
some vs. tome
soma vs. some
nome vs. some
sole vs. some
home vs. some
come vs. some
seme vs. some
couple vs. some
see vs. some
most vs. some
elsewhither vs. some
every vs. some
multiple vs. some
short vs. some
mobile vs. some
noticeable vs. some
same vs. some
one vs. some
some vs. sum
partitive vs. some
another vs. some
several vs. some
any vs. some
approximately vs. some
roughly vs. some
some vs. somewhat
some vs. somewhere
some vs. sometimes
some vs. something
some vs. somehow
some vs. someone
some vs. somebody
remarkable vs. some
considerable vs. some
some vs. unknown
proportion vs. some
many vs. some
none vs. some
much vs. some
part vs. some
amount vs. some
quantity vs. some
indefinite vs. some
certain vs. some
number vs. some
few vs. some
all vs. some