adjective
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
Synonyms
some(a)
Examples
- have some milk
- some roses were still blooming
- having some friends over
- some apples
- some paper
adjective
relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent
Synonyms
some(a)
Examples
- we talked for some time
- he was still some distance away
adjective
relatively many but unspecified in number
Synonyms
some(a)
Examples
- they were here for some weeks
- we did not meet again for some years
adjective
remarkable
Examples
- that was some party
- she is some skier
adverb
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Synonyms
Examples
- lasted approximately an hour
- in just about a minute
- he's about 30 years old
- I've had about all I can stand
- we meet about once a month
- some forty people came
- weighs around a hundred pounds
- roughly $3,000
- holds 3 gallons, more or less
- 20 or so people were at the party