Meaning & use

some

determiner·Everyday

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

a fewseverala certain amount of

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Words with an opposite meaning

noneall

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