Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: some
IPA transcription: [s'ĘŚm]
Pronunciations of some
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: some(a)
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: some(a)
    Meaning: relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent; "we talked for some time"; "he was still some distance away"
  • Synonyms: some(a)
    Meaning: relatively many but unspecified in number; "they were here for some weeks"; "we did not meet again for some years"
r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: approximately, about, close_to, just_about, some, roughly, more_or_less, around, or_so
    Meaning: (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"
Usage examples
  • Some say,--
  • Some people are.
  • SOME OF THE GIRLS
  • Some one giggled.
  • SOME TRAITS OF LIFE
  • Get you some water?"
  • "Give me some honey!
  • Some shops advise it.
  • Give me some brandy."
  • "That was some night!
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Waterfall Gully, South Australia, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Red vs. Blue, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Harvey Milk, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Liturgy of the Hours, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Fourth Crusade, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Voluntary Human Extinction Movement, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Boshin War, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Introduction to viruses, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cat, License CC BY-SA 4.0