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   some

   /sʌm/

   determiner

   • 1. an unspecified amount or number of: "I made some money running errands"
   • 2. used to refer to someone or something that is unknown or unspecified: "I was talking to some journalist the other day"
   • 3. (used with a number) approximately: "some thirty different languages are spoken"
   • 4. (pronounced stressing ‘some’) a considerable amount or number of: "he went to some trouble"
   • 5. (pronounced stressing ‘some’) at least a small amount or number of: "he liked some music but generally wasn't musical"
   • 6. (pronounced stressing ‘some’) expressing admiration of something notable: "that was some goal"
   • ▪ used ironically to express disapproval or disbelief: "Mr Power gave his stock reply. Some help!"

   pronoun

   • 1. an unspecified number or amount of people or things: "here are some of our suggestions"
   • 2. (pronounced stressing ‘some’) at least a small amount or number of people or things: "surely some have noticed"

   adverb

   • 1. to some extent; quite a lot: informal North American "he needs feeding up some"

   Word Origin Old Englishsum, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek hamōs ‘somehow’ and Sanskrit sama ‘any, every’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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     1

   • M

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   • E

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