Some

  • 11-some — Ⅰ. some [1] ► SUFFIX forming adjectives meaning: 1) productive of: loathsome. 2) characterized by being: wholesome. 3) apt to: tiresome. ORIGIN Old English. Ⅱ. some …

    English terms dictionary

  • 12-some — some1 [səm] [ME som < OE sum, akin to SOME] suffix like, tending to, tending to be [toilsome, tiresome, lonesome] some2 [səm] [ME sum < sum, som, SOME] suffix a group of (a specified number of) members [threesome] some3 [sōm] …

    English World dictionary

  • 13-some — ( s[=o]m). A combining form or suffix from Gr. sw^ma (gen. sw matos) the body; as in merosome, a body segment; cephalosome, etc. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 14-some — [səm] suffix [Sense: 1; Origin: Old English sum] [Sense: 2; Origin: some] 1.) [in adjectives] tending to behave in a particular way, or having a particular quality ▪ a troublesome boy (=who causes trouble) ▪ a bothersome back injury (=that… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15some — index several (plural) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 16some — ► DETERMINER 1) an unspecified amount or number of. 2) referring to an unknown or unspecified person or thing. 3) (used with a number) approximately. 4) a considerable amount or number of. 5) at least a small amount or number of. 6) expressing… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 17some — four·some; hand·some; lee·some; lep·to·some; light·some; li·po·some; lis·some; lone·some; meso·some; mono·some; schis·to·some; some; some·body; some·thing; some·time; some·times; some·what; three·some; awe·some·ly; awe·some·ness; blithe·some·ly;… …

    English syllables

  • 18some — [[t]səm, STRONG sʌm[/t]] ♦ 1) DET: DET n uncount/pl n You use some to refer to a quantity of something or to a number of people or things, when you are not stating the quantity or number precisely. Robin opened some champagne... Heat a couple of… …

    English dictionary

  • 19some — some1 [səm strong sʌm ] determiner [: Old English; Origin: sum] 1.) a number of people or things, or an amount of something, when the exact number or amount is not stated ▪ I need some apples for this recipe. ▪ My mother has inherited some land.… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20some */*/*/ — strong UK [sʌm] / US weak UK [səm] / US adverb, determiner, pronoun Summary: Some can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by an uncountable noun): I ll make some coffee. (followed by a plural noun): She brought me some… …

    English dictionary