some
1. some \'s*m\ aj [ME som, adj. & pron., fr. OE sum; akin to OHG sum some,
Gk (Xhame- somehow, homos same - more at SAME 1: being one unknown,
undetermined, or unspecified unit or thing {~R person knocked} 2: being
one, a part, or an unspecified number of something (as a class or group)
named or implied {~ gems are hard} 3: IMPORTANT, STRIKING {that was ~
party} 4: being at least one and sometimes all of
2. some \'s*m\ pn sing or pl in constr 1: some one person or thing among a
number 2: one indeterminate quantity, portion, or number as distinguished
from th e rest 3: an indefinite additional amount {ran a mile and then ~}
3. some \(.)s*m, 's*m\ ia : being of an unspecified but appreciable
quantity, amount, extent, or de gree
4. some \'s*m, .s*m\ av 1: ABOUT {~ eighty houses} 2: SOMEWHAT {felt ~
better}