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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}