When some is used without a number, most commentators feel that somewhat is to be preferred. Their advice is an oversimplification, however; only when some modifies an adjective, usually a …

It'll be some time before we meet again. It was some years later when they next met. We discussed the problem at some length.

This Mother’s Day, the women of SOME were reminded just how deeply valued they are. Volunteer Maria Detherage and her team transformed Isaiah House into a Ladies Pink Boutique, complete with …

You use some to emphasize that a quantity or number is fairly small. For example, if something happens to some extent, it happens a little.

2026年4月25日 · 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 …

some (sum; unstressed səm), adj. 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, …

Definition of some determiner in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

In this English grammar/vocabulary lesson, I’ll show each of the different uses of the word some, with lots of examples and practice. Take some time to improve your English today.

Being a portion or an unspecified number or quantity of a whole or group. He likes some modern sculpture but not all.

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.