some

Pronunciation

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

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• Homophone: 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.

Adverb

Positive some

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. You use some in front of a number to mean that it is close to that number.

   Some 200 people attended the event.