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some[1,adjective] some[2,pronoun, singular or plural in construction] some[3,adverb] -some[1,adjective suffix] -some[2,noun suffix] -some[3,noun combining form] then[1,adverb]

Main Entry: ¹some
Pronunciation: 's&m, for 2 without stress
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English som, adjective & pronoun, from Old English sum; akin to Old High German sum some, Greek hamE somehow, homos same -- more at SAME
1 : being an unknown, undetermined, or unspecified unit or thing <some person knocked>
2 a : being one, a part, or an unspecified number of something (as a class or group) named or implied <some gems are hard> b : being of an unspecified amount or number <give me some water> <have some apples>
3 : REMARKABLE, STRIKING <that was some party>
4 : being at least one -- used to indicate that a logical proposition is asserted only of a subclass or certain members of the class denoted by the term which it modifies