Meaning & use
some
An unspecified amount or number of something; more than none but not all or a specific total.
See it in a sentence
Could you buy some milk on your way home from work?
Some of the guests left early, but most stayed until midnight.
A note on using this word
Some is typically used in positive statements, while 'any' is generally used in questions and negative sentences.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
noneall
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