some

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /sʌm/, SAMPA: /sVm/
• (AU) IPA ^(key): /sam/, SAMPA: /sam/

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Homophones

• sum

Determiner

Determiner some

1. (indefinite) Some is an amount or number of something; the amount is not exact or specific.

   Would you like some grapes?

   Everyone is wrong some of the time.

   He had edited the paper for some years.

2. (indefinite) (singular) (count & non-count) An unspecified or unknown.

   I've just met some man who said he knew you.