some /səm/
1. (quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity; "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper"
synset: some
2. relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent; "we talked for some time"; "he was still some distance away"
synset: some
3. relatively many but unspecified in number; "they were here for some weeks"; "we did not meet again for some years"
synset: some
4. remarkable; "that was some party"; "she is some skier"
synset: some
1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"
synset: approximately, about, close_to, just_about, some, roughly, more_or_less, around, or_so
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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