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-some
1a native English suffix formerly used in the formation of adjectives.
quarrelsome; burdensome.
-some
2a collective suffix used with numerals.
twosome; threesome.
-some
3a combining form meaning “body,” used in the formation of compound words.
chromosome.
some
4[suhm, suhm]
adjective
being an undetermined or unspecified one.
Some person may object.
(used with plural nouns) certain.
Some days I stay home.
of a certain unspecified number, amount, degree, etc..
to some extent.
unspecified but considerable in number, amount, degree, etc..
We talked for some time. He was here some weeks.
Informal.of impressive or remarkable quality, consequence, extent, etc..
That was some storm.
pronoun
certain persons, individuals, instances, etc., not specified.
Some think he is dead.
an unspecified number, amount, etc., as distinguished from the rest or in addition.
He paid a thousand dollars and then some.
adverb
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about.
Some 300 were present.
Informal.to some degree or extent; somewhat.
I like baseball some. She is feeling some better today.
Informal.to a great degree or extent; considerably.
That's going some.
some
1/ səm, sʌm /
determiner
(a) certain unknown or unspecified
some lunatic drove into my car
some people never learn
( as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural )
some can teach and others can't
an unknown or unspecified quantity or amount of
there's some rice on the table
he owns some horses
( as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural )
we'll buy some
a considerable number or amount of
he lived some years afterwards
a little
show him some respect
informal(usually stressed) an impressive or remarkable
that was some game!
a certain amount (more) (in the phrases some more and (informal) and then some )
about; approximately
he owes me some thirty pounds
adverb
not_standardto a certain degree or extent
I guess I like him some
-some
2suffix
characterized by; tending to
awesome
tiresome
-some
3suffix
indicating a group of a specified number of members
threesome
-some
4/ -əʊ /
combining form
a body
chromosome
Confusables Note
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of -some4
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of -some1
Origin of -some2
Origin of -some3
Origin of -some4
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
From the protective bosom at Manchester United to going it alone in France, Gomes feels the weight of the shirt at his former club may have impacted some, but rules it out as a defining factor as to why many have flourished elsewhere.
"I think some do," says Gomes.
Ms Kava had taken her two young girls shopping after work on Friday, 16 May, and decided to "grab some dinner before going home".
But many of those opposed to it argue that policymakers should instead focus on improving palliative care, and some worry that patients undergoing end-of-life care would feel pressured to have an assisted death.
The shifting views of patients in some cases is something which Jo Jacobs, a staff nurse, has noticed.
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