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== English == === Alternative forms === som (obsolete) som' (dialect) sum (AAVE) === Etymology === From Middle English som, sum, from Old English sum (“some, a certain one”), from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic *sumaz (“some, a certain one”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one, whole”). Cognate Scots sum, some (“some”), North Frisian som, sam, säm (“some”), West Frisian sommige, somlike (“some”), dialectal Dutch som, saom (“some”), standard Dutch sommige (“some”), Low German somige (“some”), German dialectal summige (“some”), Danish somme (“some”), Swedish somlig (“some”), Norwegian sum, som (“some”), Icelandic sumur (“some”), Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐍃 (sums, “one, someone”). More at same. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sʌm/, [sɐm] (Northern England) IPA(key): /sʊm/ (US) (General American) enPR: sŭm, IPA(key): /sʌm/, [sɐm] IPA(key): /səm/ (unstressed) (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /sɐm/, [säm] Homophone: sum Rhymes: -ʌm === Pronoun === some A certain number (multiple but not all). An indefinite quantity. An indefinite amount; a part. Used mostly with abstract and nonliving objects. (obsolete) Someone, a certain person. ==== Synonyms ==== (an indefinite quantity): a few ==== Antonyms ==== many much none ==== Translations ==== === Determiner === some (stressed form) A nonzero, unspecified proportion of (a bounded set of countable things): at least two. Antonyms: zero, no; a lot of, many, numerous; countless Hypernyms: multiple, various Hyponyms: a few, a couple of, a handful of Coordinate term: one Near-synonym: any A nonzero, unspecified quantity or number of (an unbounded set of countable things). Antonyms: zero, no; a lot of, many, numerous; countless Hypernyms: multiple, various Hyponyms: a few, a couple of, a handful of Coordinate term: one Near-synonym: any An unspecified amount of (something uncountable). Antonyms: zero, no Hyponyms: a little, a lot of, much Near-synonym: any (stressed form) A certain, an unspecified or unknown. (stressed form) A considerable quantity or number of. (stressed form) Approximately, about (with a number). (stressed form) Emphasizing a number. (informal, stressed form) A remarkable. ==== Antonyms ==== many much no ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === some (not comparable) Of a measurement: approximately, roughly. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:approximately (dialect) To a certain extent, or for a certain period. (dialect) Somewhat, a little. ==== Translations ==== === See also === Thesaurus:quantifier === Further reading === “some”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “some”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “some”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “some”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. === Anagrams === Meos, 'omes, OMEs, OEMs, meso-, Eoms, emos == Finnish == === Etymology === Syllabic abbreviation of sosiaalinen media (“social media”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsome/, [ˈs̠o̞me̞] Rhymes: -ome Syllabification(key): so‧me Hyphenation(key): so‧me === Noun === some (informal or in compounds) social media ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “some”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === meso == Galician == === Verb === some third-person singular present indicative of sumir (reintegrationist norm) inflection of sumir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Italian == === Noun === some f plural of soma === Anagrams === Mosè, meso, meso- == Japanese == === Romanization === some Rōmaji transcription of そめ == Middle English == === Noun === some (Early Middle English, Gloucestershire) alternative form of schame == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsoː.me/ Rhymes: -oː.me === Noun === sōme inflection of sōm: nominative plural accusative singular/plural genitive/dative singular == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: so‧me === Etymology 1 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== some inflection of somar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== some inflection of sumir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === some (Cyrillic spelling соме) vocative singular of som