Definition of Some

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Definition of Some

Some

Consisting of a greater or less portion or sum; composed of a quantity or number which is not stated; -- used to express an indefinite quantity or number; as, some wine; some water; some persons. Used also pronominally; as, I have some.

A certain; one; -- indicating a person, thing, event, etc., as not known individually, or designated more specifically; as, some man, that is, some one man.

Not much; a little; moderate; as, the censure was to some extent just.

About; near; more or less; -- used commonly with numerals, but formerly also with a singular substantive of time or distance; as, a village of some eighty houses; some two or three persons; some hour hence.

Considerable in number or quality.

Certain; those of one part or portion; -- in distinct from other or others; as, some men believe one thing, and others another.

A part; a portion; -- used pronominally, and followed sometimes by of; as, some of our provisions.

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Some Quotations

There must be a reason why some people can afford to live well. They must have worked for it. I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things that we could use.
Mother Teresa

Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.
Buddha

My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors.
Maya Angelou

Some critics will write 'Maya Angelou is a natural writer' - which is right after being a natural heart surgeon.
Maya Angelou

One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion.
Albert Einstein

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
Barack Obama

You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt.
Barack Obama

Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem.
Ronald Reagan

To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last - but eat you he will.
Ronald Reagan

Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
Mark Twain

Some Translations

some in Afrikaans is enige, enigiemand, enkele, iemand, nogal, sommige
some in Danish is lidt
some in Dutch is een beetje, enigszins, een weinig
some in Finnish is muutama, jonkin verran, joku
some in French is un peu, un, quelques, quelqu'un
some in German is einige, manche, einige
some in Italian is qualche, alquanti, qualcosa, parecchio
some in Latin is pauci, aliquot, aliqui, aliqua, alquod
some in Spanish is algunos, unas, alguien, poco, bastante, algunas

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