some1 determinersome2 pronounsome3 adverb
somesome1 /səm; strong sʌm/ ●●● S1 W1 determiner 
WORD ORIGINsome1
Origin:
Old English sumEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Some students only come here because they want to have fun, not because they want to learn.
- Some trees lose their leaves in the autumn.
- I've only spent some of the money.
- In some cases, the damage could not even be repaired.
- It's a good idea to take some cash with you.
- Of course you'll make some new friends in college.
- The talks have been continuing for some time.
- There's some butter in the fridge.
- They've already gotten some offers to buy their house.
THESAURUS
a number of people or things or an amount of something, but not a large number or amount: · There were some children playing in the street.· ‘Have we got any biscuits?’ ‘Yes, I’ve just bought some.’
a small number of people, things etc. A few is used when there is a smaller number than some: · ‘Are there any chocolates left?’ ‘Only a few.’· I’m going out with a few of my friends.
informal two or a very small number: · Can I ask you a couple of questions?· I’ll just have a couple of drinks.
a small amount of something: · I speak a little Spanish.· He just wants a little sugar.
a fairly large amount – use this to talk about people’s feelings, abilities etc: · It’s a job that requires a certain amount of skill.
Longman Language Activatorsome, but not a large number a number of people or things, but not a large number - use this when you are not saying exactly what the number is: · There were some children playing in the street.· "Have we got any biscuits?" "Yes, I've just bought some."some of: · Come over here and meet some of my friends.some more: · I've got some more photos of her upstairs.some other: · There are some other reasons as well as those I have mentioned.
a small number of people, things etc: · "Are there any chocolates left?" "Only a few."· They went to China a few years ago.· We know a few people who work in advertising.a few of: · I'm going to the club with a few of my friends.
more than a few people or things, but not a large number: · The President visited several states on his tour.· We've had several meetings, but nothing has been agreed.· She's been to Japan several times.several of: · I've read several of his books and they're really good.· Several of the islands have beautiful beaches.
several: · A number of people said they had seen the stolen van earlier in the day.· We have received a number of complaints about last night's programme.· A number of her ideas were very good indeed.
informal a very small number but at least two: · I'd just like to ask you a couple of questions before you go.· Those baskets are nice, and they only cost a couple of quid.· There wasn't much mail this morning - just a couple of bills.
some, but not a large amount an amount of something, but not a large amount - use this when you are not saying exactly what the amount is: · Can I borrow some money, Dad?· I need some time to think about what you've said.· "We've run out of milk." "Do you want me to go and get some?"some of (=not the whole thing): · Have some of this cake -- it's delicious.some more: · Would you like some more wine?
a fairly large amount - use this to talk about people's feelings, abilities etc: · It's a job that requires a certain amount of intelligence and skill.· A certain amount of stress is unavoidable in daily life.
formal a fairly large amount of something, especially something good: · There is a measure of flexibility in the system.· Having a job gives me a measure of independence.
some, but not all some but not all of a number or amount: · Some trees lose their leaves in the autumn.· Some students only come here because they want to have fun, not because they want to learn.some of (=not all the people or things in a group): · "Have you met Jack's friends?" "Some of them."· I've only spent some of the money.
at approximately a particular time or date also around especially American a little later or a little earlier than a particular time or date: · It's two-thirty. They should be arriving about now.· The cathedral was completed in about the middle of the 16th century.· About six months ago he suffered a major heart attack.· I picked Sue up around eight o' clock.· I don't remember the exact date of the party, but it must have been around the first of December.round about especially British: · He left the house round about four o'clock.· The job should be finished round about March next year.
a little later or a little earlier than a particular time or date. Approximately is a little more formal than about or around and is used especially in written English: · The gate will close approximately two minutes before the train leaves.· Tours start approximately every 15-20 minutes in summer.
: some time after/before/around/between/in etc at a time in the past - use this when you do not know exactly when or it is not important exactly when: · The burglary must have happened some time after 8:00 p.m.· His third symphony was written some time between 1750 and 1753.· The clinic was closed some time in the early nineties.
: at 10 o'clock or thereabouts/in the 1950s or thereabouts etc use this after a time, date etc that is not exact, especially when it is not important to know the exact time, date etc: · They're old apartments, built in the 1930s or thereabouts.· The book will be published in May or thereabouts.
: circa 1920/1850/1492 etc use this when you are saying when something happened in history: · The manuscripts date from circa 400 B.C.· a Robert Adam mansion, built circa 1778· The picture shows Tsar Nicholas, circa 1914.
at some time in the future at some time in the future , but you do not know exactly when: · It's likely that global warming will become a major problem in the future.· What do you think life in the future will be like?in the near future (=at a time not long from now): · The new software will be available in the UK in the near future.in/for the foreseeable future (=at a time not long from now): · It is unlikely that the company will achieve a very high profit margin in the foreseeable future.
at a time in the future that has not been arranged yet: · Come over and see us some time.· We should get together some time.some time next week/next year/in 2005 etc: · The project should be completed some time next year.
at some time in the future, especially a long time from now: · Perhaps one day we could all go to London together.· One day, I'd like to visit the Grand Canyon.· She always knew that some day he would leave her.
at some time in the future - used especially when you think that something will probably happen or that someone will probably do something: · One of these days you're going to be sorry.· Richard's going to have a heart attack one of these days if he doesn't slow down.
use this to emphasize that something will definitely happen at some time in the future: · The day will finally come when a woman or a black man is elected president of the United States.· Let's hope that the day will come when it's no longer necessary to have such a vast amount of money spent on the military.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
It was some time before they managed to turn the alarm off. The donation went some way toward paying for the damage. We can hopefully reach some kind of agreement. Just give him some excuse or other.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES They moved to a new house some time ago (=a fairly long time ago). The clinic was now in sight, some way ahead. ‘I get eight weeks’ holiday a year.‘ ’Well, it’s all right for some.' I need to catch up on some sleep (=after a period without enough sleep). This old truck is good for another 100,000 miles. For some inexplicable reason, he felt depressed. Hoggart felt, with some justification, that his colleagues had let him down. We ought to get some kip. Can I have a little more time to finish? Are there any more sandwiches? We’ll soon get back to some semblance of normality. Can we discuss this some other time? Some people are at greater risk than others. He’ll phone on some pretext or other. The workers had no say in how the factory was run. She was trying to get her thoughts back into some semblance of order. We’d better get some shut-eye. For some strange reason, I slept like a baby despite the noise. She needs to see a psychiatrist or some such person. With some trepidation, I opened the door. For some unaccountable reason, he arrived a day early. For some unknown reason, Mark quit his job and moved to Greece. You need to give it some wellie.
It was some time before they managed to turn the alarm off. The donation went some way toward paying for the damage. We can hopefully reach some kind of agreement. Just give him some excuse or other.· My father once gave me some useful advice.· The scheme has given advice and training to scores of youngsters taking part.
· I decided to get some advice from a specialist.
(=give someone advice that you have learned or been given)· Readers can pass on advice about gardening.
They moved to a new house some time ago (=a fairly long time ago). The clinic was now in sight, some way ahead. (=let fresh air into a room)· It would be nice to open the door and let in some air.
‘I get eight weeks’ holiday a year.‘ ’Well, it’s all right for some.'· It was wonderful to be outside and breathe some fresh air.
I need to catch up on some sleep (=after a period without enough sleep).· There’s some chance of snow later this week.
(=not be alone)· ‘Come in,’ she said, pleased to have some company.
· By then the president had ceased to have any credibility.
(=quite a long distance)· He heard a scream some distance away.
(=go quite a long way from them)· He wanted to put some distance between himself and his pursuers.
· She was feeling too tired to do any work.
(=improve a situation)· It might do some good if you talk to him about the problem.· The fresh air has done me good.
(=used to talk about how sure people are about something)· There is little doubt that he will play for England one day.
· Try to put more energy into your game.
(also take some exercise British English)· He ought to do more exercise.· He was advised by the doctor to take more exercise.
· I don’t get enough exercise.
(=partly)· What you say is true to some extent, but it’s not the whole picture.
This old truck is good for another 100,000 miles. For some inexplicable reason, he felt depressed. Hoggart felt, with some justification, that his colleagues had let him down.· Carved into the stone was some kind of design.
We ought to get some kip.· The book assumes that you already have some knowledge of physics.
· There was no path, and they had no means of knowing where they were.
(=used when you think someone has made a mistake)· There must be some mistake. I definitely booked a room for tonight.
(=used when you think someone has not understood something correctly)· I think there must be some misunderstanding - I don’t know anyone called Barry.
Can I have a little more time to finish? Are there any more sandwiches?· I could tell by his face that he had some news.
We’ll soon get back to some semblance of normality. Can we discuss this some other time? Some people are at greater risk than others.· Over half the population suffers from back pain at some point in their lives.
(=do practice)· I’m not a very good dancer. I haven’t had enough practice.
· You must get as much practice as possible before the competition.
· He had obviously done no preparation for the meeting.
He’ll phone on some pretext or other. (also for some unknown reason) (=for a reason that you do not know)· For some reason she felt like crying.· For some unknown reason, the curtains were always drawn.
(=having a good reputation) a hotel of some repute
a hotel of some repute· Despite some reservations, I recommend this book.
· You’d better get some rest if you’re driving back tonight.
· She stopped abruptly, suddenly afraid to say the words aloud.
The workers had no say in how the factory was run. She was trying to get her thoughts back into some semblance of order. (also in some senses)· George was perfectly right in some senses.
· I thought you wanted to do some shopping.
We’d better get some shut-eye. (=be like something)· The murder bore a striking similarity to another shooting 25 miles away.
(=sleep for a while)· You’d better get some sleep.
(=sleep after not having enough sleep)· I suggest you try and catch up on some sleep.
· There has been some sort of error.
· Four out of ten people are likely to contract cancer at some stage in their lives.
For some strange reason, I slept like a baby despite the noise.· The group is already achieving some success.
She needs to see a psychiatrist or some such person. British English informal (=need a lot of time or effort) Catching up four goals will take some doing.
Catching up four goals will take some doing.· I’ve had a chance to do some thinking.
(=quite a long period of time)· I’ve known the truth for some time.
With some trepidation, I opened the door. For some unaccountable reason, he arrived a day early. For some unknown reason, Mark quit his job and moved to Greece. You need to give it some wellie.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► If I should die, think only this of me:/That there’s some corner of a foreign field/That is forever England► do some good/do somebody good► in large measure/in some measure► in one respect/in some respects etc► catch/get some Z’s
1a number of people or things, or an amount of something, when the exact number or amount is not stated: - And that it might have some bearing on what has happened now.
- But the facts of the past seemed to have no bearing on the facts of the present.
- It has come to have a bearing on the larger questions of civilized survival.
- Party political factors, professionalism and the dispositions of key personalities all usually have some bearing on internal management structures.
- The availability of security may, however, have a bearing on whether or not a particular loan will be granted.
- The observations on immortality in Chapter Thirteen may be seen to have some bearing on this.
- The outside influences have no bearing on what you can do for your basketball team...
- This year's form will have a bearing on all future claims.
- As a great place for a vacation, Florida takes some beating.
- Schumacher has a twelve-second lead, which will take some beating.
- And the valley of the River Wharfe takes some beating.
- As family Christmasses go, the gruesome Moons in their storm-lashed failing farm take some beating.
- As far as awful games go this one takes some beating.
- Did they complain about the Fujitsu factory, which takes some beating when one is considering eyesores?
- For sheer enjoyment of climbing at this standard the routes on the Clapis sector the Dentelles de Montmirail take some beating.
- For styling and interior comfort, both for pilots and passengers, it certainly takes some beating.
- He is sure to take some beating with more enterprising tactics and can hand out a lesson in the New University Maiden.
- Academic excellence was matched with extra-curricular activities of every description - from drama through sport to foreign travel.
- But there is nothing against rugs of any description.
- For example, he wanted to be a member of as many clubs - of any description - as possible.
- Her knowledge of publishing trends, literary history, and books of every description and genre, however, filled rooms.
- It is authorized to decide all cases of every description, arising under the constitution or laws of the United States.
- Superb apple pie with sultanas and cloves, interspersed with crusty bread sandwiches of every description.
- The action must take place against a backdrop of some description, even if it it is a blank black curtain.
- Getting this old car to run is going to take some doing.
- It took some doing, but I finally persuaded Jim to give me a few more days off.
- Winning 3 gold medals in the Olympic Games takes some doing.
- Catching up four goals will take some doing.
- It takes some doing for a couple to counter the opposition of either family.
- It took some doing, but I was out the next day.
- So I have to prise off the foe unassisted, which, believe me, takes some doing.
- This Series can be saved, but it will take some doing.
- This took some doing, as they seemed prepared to stay all night.
- Whew, that took some doing, I can tell you.
- Maybe getting arrested will knock some sense into him.
- All the torments of the one class and the joys of the other are described at length.
- An example may, in consequence, be worth considering at some length.
- Moreover, they were journalists from a premier worldwide newsgathering organization, playing themselves and at great length in a feature-film fantasy.
- Standing in the farmyard, Giles Aplin also spoke to Seb at some length.
- The criteria employed for the weeding process are discussed at some length in Chapter 11.
- The distinctions between kinds of complex idea are considered at some length in the Essay.
- Their objections, based on religious grounds, are discussed at length in the opinion.
- This argument is both diversionary and, at length, immobilizing.
- Both want to steal the show and they are going to great lengths to do it.
- Dealers, sometimes surreptitiously encouraged by their firms, would go to great lengths to extract information from employees of rival firms.
- Furthermore, bats go to great lengths to avoid confrontations with people.
- George Bush went to great lengths to keep out of his way on the campaign trail.
- The Medieval church went to some lengths to specify the roles of particular stones in religious imagery.
- When uninterrupted by unforeseen or unrecognized obstacles, parents will go to great lengths to provide these advantages for their children.
- Who knows whether Oppenheimer went to any lengths to find anyone who had anything good to say about Stewart.
- Yet Phillips climbed the wall anyway, went to great lengths to hurt his ex-girlfriend.
- It costs a fortune to buy a Porsche - some people have all the luck.
- Matt, you need some more meat on your bones!
- But some are quite skeptical of some of his initiatives.
- Dorothy and I love the city, although our children have quite honestly had some problems.
- In this kind of organization a directive style would be seen as quite out-of-place.
- Let us start from an observation which may seem quite unconnected.
- The breeding range of island species is small and therefore vulnerable, and the species themselves may be quite primitive.
- The poll shows that Mr Livingstone's cross-party popularity is quite unprecedented.
- The problem begins when we realize that some companies are actually quite genuine.
- Vassar was just becoming co-ed and there was a lot of tension and, quite frankly, some weird men.
- For quite some time he lived with the expectation that he was going to die.
- He found out we had been pulling the wool over his eyes for quite some time.
- If the skin and gills are kept moist they can remain out of water for quite some time.
- In other words, it Adll be quite some time before the kinks are worked out of the system.
- It must have taken quite a time.
- It was brought to her before I really got to know her, but it was with her for quite some time.
- Judging the competition has taken quite some time and was no easy matter.
- Uh I have no for quite some time.
- Clothes, sleeping bags, spare canvas, all were hung up or spread out to catch a few rays of sunshine.
- You gave me enough rope for eighteen months, and now ... He gripped the back of the chair in front of him.
- Life went back to a semblance of normalcy.
- And so it went on: a series of intrinsically meaningless turns that gained a semblance of significance through weekly repetition.
- Comfortable sofas and armchairs should be grouped to allow a semblance of privacy for each couple or party.
- Huge fans in the basement of Bio2 pushed the air around for some semblance of wind, but it hardly moved pollen.
- Old Chao puckered his face into a semblance of pain.
- Slowly, a semblance of normal life is returning to Topo.
- The ever changing acceleration charges it with energy; a semblance of life that is discussed in Chapter 14.
- The main office gradually returned to a semblance of normality.
- There will be just enough time for some semblance of the democratic process within the party to operate.
- Both writing and speech require context to make sense of what might formally be ambiguous.
- Evelyn stretched out on her back and stared into the dark, trying to make sense of the day's events.
- How can human beings in normal conversation makes sense of 5,000 words an hour of confusing, semi-organized information?
- It is not easy to make sense of the maze of facts and figures concerning the settlements.
- No wonder the new managers found it difficult to make sense of and define their new role.
- They were arriving in their World Humanities class unable to make sense of a literary text.
- This often happens when independent organizations seek to make sense of different providers offering the same service.
- We do advise you to dig out the manual that came with your modem to help make sense of the relevant commands.
- Hey, cut me some slack, man, I'm only a few bucks short.
- She played the fish, gave it some slack and let it run till it hesitated, then slowly drew it back.
- The fish must have come forward to give the line some slack.
- He doesn't give his stick to just anybody.
- Someone needs to talk sense into Rob before he gets hurt.
- Afterwards, George asked me to come down and see if I could talk some sense into you.
- At least it gave him time to try and talk some sense into her.
- He had already tried to talk sense into Jotan, and had got nowhere.
- Maybe the squabbling sparrows on the next balcony would talk some sense into her before it was too late.
- She fervently hoped that Father McCormack would be able to talk some sense into her son.
- Take this, and try to talk some sense into your dad if you can.
- But Mala had gone some way towards the opposite.
- Funding for public works, including community-based arts projects, went some way towards alleviating mass unemployment.
- However, the Commission has recently issued a notice which goes some way towards defining the elements of them.
- It is proposed that hypertext systems go some way towards providing students with alternative structures for organizing their knowledge of electronic publishing.
- Most of the old great Elf towns date from this period and it goes some way towards accounting for their remoteness.
- The theory also goes some way towards answering the question of why people speak indirectly.
- This goes some way towards typing the organism causing the disease.
- Will he go some way towards reviewing the process?
I need some apples for this recipe. My mother has inherited some land. They’re looking for someone with some experience. The doctor gave her some medicine for her cough.2a number of people or things or an amount of something, but not all: Some people believe in life after death. She’s been so depressed that some days she can’t get out of bed.3formal a fairly large number of people or things or a fairly large amount of something: It was some time before they managed to turn the alarm off. The donation went some way toward paying for the damage.4used to mean a person or thing, when you do not know or say exactly which: There must be some reason for her behaviour. Can you give me some idea of the cost?some kind/type/form/sort of something We can hopefully reach some kind of agreement.5informal used when you are talking about a person or thing that you do not know, remember, or understand, or when you think it does not matter: Some guy called for you while you were gone.some something or other/another Just give him some excuse or other.6used to say that something was very good or very impressive: That was some party last night!7some friend you are/some help she was etc spoken used, especially when you are annoyed, to mean someone or something has disappointed you by not behaving in the way you think they should: You won’t lend me the money? Some friend you are!THESAURUSsome a number of people or things or an amount of something, but not a large number or amount: · There were some children playing in the street.· ‘Have we got any biscuits?’ ‘Yes, I’ve just bought some.’a few a small number of people, things etc. A few is used when there is a smaller number than some: · ‘Are there any chocolates left?’ ‘Only a few.’· I’m going out with a few of my friends.a couple of informal two or a very small number: · Can I ask you a couple of questions?· I’ll just have a couple of drinks.a little a small amount of something: · I speak a little Spanish.· He just wants a little sugar.a certain amount of a fairly large amount – use this to talk about people’s feelings, abilities etc: · It’s a job that requires a certain amount of skill.some1 determinersome2 pronounsome3 adverb
somesome2 /sʌm/ ●●● S1 W1 pronoun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- "Do you have any tape?" "Yeah, there's some in my desk drawer."
- It's true that some have suggested that the mayor resign.
- We're out of milk. Could you bring some home from the store?
- We've ordered more blue shirts, though we still have some in stock.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES They moved to a new house some time ago (=a fairly long time ago). The clinic was now in sight, some way ahead. ‘I get eight weeks’ holiday a year.‘ ’Well, it’s all right for some.' I need to catch up on some sleep (=after a period without enough sleep). This old truck is good for another 100,000 miles. For some inexplicable reason, he felt depressed. Hoggart felt, with some justification, that his colleagues had let him down. We ought to get some kip. Can I have a little more time to finish? Are there any more sandwiches? We’ll soon get back to some semblance of normality. Can we discuss this some other time? Some people are at greater risk than others. He’ll phone on some pretext or other. The workers had no say in how the factory was run. She was trying to get her thoughts back into some semblance of order. We’d better get some shut-eye. For some strange reason, I slept like a baby despite the noise. She needs to see a psychiatrist or some such person. With some trepidation, I opened the door. For some unaccountable reason, he arrived a day early. For some unknown reason, Mark quit his job and moved to Greece. You need to give it some wellie.
· My father once gave me some useful advice.· The scheme has given advice and training to scores of youngsters taking part.
· I decided to get some advice from a specialist.
(=give someone advice that you have learned or been given)· Readers can pass on advice about gardening.
They moved to a new house some time ago (=a fairly long time ago). The clinic was now in sight, some way ahead. (=let fresh air into a room)· It would be nice to open the door and let in some air.
‘I get eight weeks’ holiday a year.‘ ’Well, it’s all right for some.'· It was wonderful to be outside and breathe some fresh air.
I need to catch up on some sleep (=after a period without enough sleep).· There’s some chance of snow later this week.
(=not be alone)· ‘Come in,’ she said, pleased to have some company.
· By then the president had ceased to have any credibility.
(=quite a long distance)· He heard a scream some distance away.
(=go quite a long way from them)· He wanted to put some distance between himself and his pursuers.
· She was feeling too tired to do any work.
(=improve a situation)· It might do some good if you talk to him about the problem.· The fresh air has done me good.
(=used to talk about how sure people are about something)· There is little doubt that he will play for England one day.
· Try to put more energy into your game.
(also take some exercise British English)· He ought to do more exercise.· He was advised by the doctor to take more exercise.
· I don’t get enough exercise.
(=partly)· What you say is true to some extent, but it’s not the whole picture.
This old truck is good for another 100,000 miles. For some inexplicable reason, he felt depressed. Hoggart felt, with some justification, that his colleagues had let him down.· Carved into the stone was some kind of design.
We ought to get some kip.· The book assumes that you already have some knowledge of physics.
· There was no path, and they had no means of knowing where they were.
(=used when you think someone has made a mistake)· There must be some mistake. I definitely booked a room for tonight.
(=used when you think someone has not understood something correctly)· I think there must be some misunderstanding - I don’t know anyone called Barry.
Can I have a little more time to finish? Are there any more sandwiches?· I could tell by his face that he had some news.
We’ll soon get back to some semblance of normality. Can we discuss this some other time? Some people are at greater risk than others.· Over half the population suffers from back pain at some point in their lives.
(=do practice)· I’m not a very good dancer. I haven’t had enough practice.
· You must get as much practice as possible before the competition.
· He had obviously done no preparation for the meeting.
He’ll phone on some pretext or other. (also for some unknown reason) (=for a reason that you do not know)· For some reason she felt like crying.· For some unknown reason, the curtains were always drawn.
(=having a good reputation) a hotel of some repute
a hotel of some repute· Despite some reservations, I recommend this book.
· You’d better get some rest if you’re driving back tonight.
· She stopped abruptly, suddenly afraid to say the words aloud.
The workers had no say in how the factory was run. She was trying to get her thoughts back into some semblance of order. (also in some senses)· George was perfectly right in some senses.
· I thought you wanted to do some shopping.
We’d better get some shut-eye. (=be like something)· The murder bore a striking similarity to another shooting 25 miles away.
(=sleep for a while)· You’d better get some sleep.
(=sleep after not having enough sleep)· I suggest you try and catch up on some sleep.
· There has been some sort of error.
· Four out of ten people are likely to contract cancer at some stage in their lives.
For some strange reason, I slept like a baby despite the noise.· The group is already achieving some success.
She needs to see a psychiatrist or some such person. British English informal (=need a lot of time or effort) Catching up four goals will take some doing.
Catching up four goals will take some doing.· I’ve had a chance to do some thinking.
(=quite a long period of time)· I’ve known the truth for some time.
With some trepidation, I opened the door. For some unaccountable reason, he arrived a day early. For some unknown reason, Mark quit his job and moved to Greece. You need to give it some wellie.PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► If I should die, think only this of me:/That there’s some corner of a foreign field/That is forever England► do some good/do somebody good► in large measure/in some measure► in one respect/in some respects etc► catch/get some Z’s
1a number of people or things or an amount of something, when the exact number or amount is not stated: - This book will tell you everything you wanted to know about wine - and then some.
- Some other examples are given of this approach, and then some systems are considered which extend non-statistical methods.
- But every now and then some patient managed to break through the mental barrier erected by training, habit, and self-defence.
- He met his goal, and then Some.
- It usually does, and then some.
- So many corpses; and then some more, to sugar the porridge of death.
- That they did, and then some.
- The Becketts have a full house and then some.
- This is a team that will need both, and then some.
- And that it might have some bearing on what has happened now.
- But the facts of the past seemed to have no bearing on the facts of the present.
- It has come to have a bearing on the larger questions of civilized survival.
- Party political factors, professionalism and the dispositions of key personalities all usually have some bearing on internal management structures.
- The availability of security may, however, have a bearing on whether or not a particular loan will be granted.
- The observations on immortality in Chapter Thirteen may be seen to have some bearing on this.
- The outside influences have no bearing on what you can do for your basketball team...
- This year's form will have a bearing on all future claims.
- As a great place for a vacation, Florida takes some beating.
- Schumacher has a twelve-second lead, which will take some beating.
- And the valley of the River Wharfe takes some beating.
- As family Christmasses go, the gruesome Moons in their storm-lashed failing farm take some beating.
- As far as awful games go this one takes some beating.
- Did they complain about the Fujitsu factory, which takes some beating when one is considering eyesores?
- For sheer enjoyment of climbing at this standard the routes on the Clapis sector the Dentelles de Montmirail take some beating.
- For styling and interior comfort, both for pilots and passengers, it certainly takes some beating.
- He is sure to take some beating with more enterprising tactics and can hand out a lesson in the New University Maiden.
- Academic excellence was matched with extra-curricular activities of every description - from drama through sport to foreign travel.
- But there is nothing against rugs of any description.
- For example, he wanted to be a member of as many clubs - of any description - as possible.
- Her knowledge of publishing trends, literary history, and books of every description and genre, however, filled rooms.
- It is authorized to decide all cases of every description, arising under the constitution or laws of the United States.
- Superb apple pie with sultanas and cloves, interspersed with crusty bread sandwiches of every description.
- The action must take place against a backdrop of some description, even if it it is a blank black curtain.
- Getting this old car to run is going to take some doing.
- It took some doing, but I finally persuaded Jim to give me a few more days off.
- Winning 3 gold medals in the Olympic Games takes some doing.
- Catching up four goals will take some doing.
- It takes some doing for a couple to counter the opposition of either family.
- It took some doing, but I was out the next day.
- So I have to prise off the foe unassisted, which, believe me, takes some doing.
- This Series can be saved, but it will take some doing.
- This took some doing, as they seemed prepared to stay all night.
- Whew, that took some doing, I can tell you.
- Maybe getting arrested will knock some sense into him.
- All the torments of the one class and the joys of the other are described at length.
- An example may, in consequence, be worth considering at some length.
- Moreover, they were journalists from a premier worldwide newsgathering organization, playing themselves and at great length in a feature-film fantasy.
- Standing in the farmyard, Giles Aplin also spoke to Seb at some length.
- The criteria employed for the weeding process are discussed at some length in Chapter 11.
- The distinctions between kinds of complex idea are considered at some length in the Essay.
- Their objections, based on religious grounds, are discussed at length in the opinion.
- This argument is both diversionary and, at length, immobilizing.
- Both want to steal the show and they are going to great lengths to do it.
- Dealers, sometimes surreptitiously encouraged by their firms, would go to great lengths to extract information from employees of rival firms.
- Furthermore, bats go to great lengths to avoid confrontations with people.
- George Bush went to great lengths to keep out of his way on the campaign trail.
- The Medieval church went to some lengths to specify the roles of particular stones in religious imagery.
- When uninterrupted by unforeseen or unrecognized obstacles, parents will go to great lengths to provide these advantages for their children.
- Who knows whether Oppenheimer went to any lengths to find anyone who had anything good to say about Stewart.
- Yet Phillips climbed the wall anyway, went to great lengths to hurt his ex-girlfriend.
- It costs a fortune to buy a Porsche - some people have all the luck.
- Matt, you need some more meat on your bones!
- But some are quite skeptical of some of his initiatives.
- Dorothy and I love the city, although our children have quite honestly had some problems.
- In this kind of organization a directive style would be seen as quite out-of-place.
- Let us start from an observation which may seem quite unconnected.
- The breeding range of island species is small and therefore vulnerable, and the species themselves may be quite primitive.
- The poll shows that Mr Livingstone's cross-party popularity is quite unprecedented.
- The problem begins when we realize that some companies are actually quite genuine.
- Vassar was just becoming co-ed and there was a lot of tension and, quite frankly, some weird men.
- For quite some time he lived with the expectation that he was going to die.
- He found out we had been pulling the wool over his eyes for quite some time.
- If the skin and gills are kept moist they can remain out of water for quite some time.
- In other words, it Adll be quite some time before the kinks are worked out of the system.
- It must have taken quite a time.
- It was brought to her before I really got to know her, but it was with her for quite some time.
- Judging the competition has taken quite some time and was no easy matter.
- Uh I have no for quite some time.
- Clothes, sleeping bags, spare canvas, all were hung up or spread out to catch a few rays of sunshine.
- You gave me enough rope for eighteen months, and now ... He gripped the back of the chair in front of him.
- Life went back to a semblance of normalcy.
- And so it went on: a series of intrinsically meaningless turns that gained a semblance of significance through weekly repetition.
- Comfortable sofas and armchairs should be grouped to allow a semblance of privacy for each couple or party.
- Huge fans in the basement of Bio2 pushed the air around for some semblance of wind, but it hardly moved pollen.
- Old Chao puckered his face into a semblance of pain.
- Slowly, a semblance of normal life is returning to Topo.
- The ever changing acceleration charges it with energy; a semblance of life that is discussed in Chapter 14.
- The main office gradually returned to a semblance of normality.
- There will be just enough time for some semblance of the democratic process within the party to operate.
- Both writing and speech require context to make sense of what might formally be ambiguous.
- Evelyn stretched out on her back and stared into the dark, trying to make sense of the day's events.
- How can human beings in normal conversation makes sense of 5,000 words an hour of confusing, semi-organized information?
- It is not easy to make sense of the maze of facts and figures concerning the settlements.
- No wonder the new managers found it difficult to make sense of and define their new role.
- They were arriving in their World Humanities class unable to make sense of a literary text.
- This often happens when independent organizations seek to make sense of different providers offering the same service.
- We do advise you to dig out the manual that came with your modem to help make sense of the relevant commands.
- Hey, cut me some slack, man, I'm only a few bucks short.
- She played the fish, gave it some slack and let it run till it hesitated, then slowly drew it back.
- The fish must have come forward to give the line some slack.
- He doesn't give his stick to just anybody.
- Someone needs to talk sense into Rob before he gets hurt.
- Afterwards, George asked me to come down and see if I could talk some sense into you.
- At least it gave him time to try and talk some sense into her.
- He had already tried to talk sense into Jotan, and had got nowhere.
- Maybe the squabbling sparrows on the next balcony would talk some sense into her before it was too late.
- She fervently hoped that Father McCormack would be able to talk some sense into her son.
- Take this, and try to talk some sense into your dad if you can.
- But Mala had gone some way towards the opposite.
- Funding for public works, including community-based arts projects, went some way towards alleviating mass unemployment.
- However, the Commission has recently issued a notice which goes some way towards defining the elements of them.
- It is proposed that hypertext systems go some way towards providing students with alternative structures for organizing their knowledge of electronic publishing.
- Most of the old great Elf towns date from this period and it goes some way towards accounting for their remoteness.
- The theory also goes some way towards answering the question of why people speak indirectly.
- This goes some way towards typing the organism causing the disease.
- Will he go some way towards reviewing the process?
I’ve just made a pot of coffee. Would you like some? ‘Do you know where the screws are?’ ‘There are some in the garage.’2a number of people or things or an amount of something, but not all: Many local businesses are having difficulties, and some have even gone bankrupt. Some say it was an accident, but I don’t believe it. Many of the exhibits were damaged in the fire, and some were totally destroyed.some of Some of his jokes were very rude. Can I have some of your cake?3and then some spoken informal used to say that the actual amount is probably a lot more than what someone has just said: ‘They say he earns $2.5 million a season.’ ‘And then some.’some1 determinersome2 pronounsome3 adverb
somesome3 /səm; strong sʌm/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Among the 11 factory sites across Europe, some 2,600 jobs are to be eliminated this year.
- He lectured at the Institut Pasteur for some 50 years.
- We could work some and then rest a while.
- Statistically, some 100,000 Guardian readers will be problem drinkers.
Longman Language Activatorsome, but not a large number
a number of people or things, but not a large number - use this when you are not saying exactly what the number is: · There were some children playing in the street.· "Have we got any biscuits?" "Yes, I've just bought some."some of: · Come over here and meet some of my friends.some more: · I've got some more photos of her upstairs.some other: · There are some other reasons as well as those I have mentioned.
a small number of people, things etc: · "Are there any chocolates left?" "Only a few."· They went to China a few years ago.· We know a few people who work in advertising.a few of: · I'm going to the club with a few of my friends.
more than a few people or things, but not a large number: · The President visited several states on his tour.· We've had several meetings, but nothing has been agreed.· She's been to Japan several times.several of: · I've read several of his books and they're really good.· Several of the islands have beautiful beaches.
several: · A number of people said they had seen the stolen van earlier in the day.· We have received a number of complaints about last night's programme.· A number of her ideas were very good indeed.
informal a very small number but at least two: · I'd just like to ask you a couple of questions before you go.· Those baskets are nice, and they only cost a couple of quid.· There wasn't much mail this morning - just a couple of bills.
some, but not a large amount an amount of something, but not a large amount - use this when you are not saying exactly what the amount is: · Can I borrow some money, Dad?· I need some time to think about what you've said.· "We've run out of milk." "Do you want me to go and get some?"some of (=not the whole thing): · Have some of this cake -- it's delicious.some more: · Would you like some more wine?
a fairly large amount - use this to talk about people's feelings, abilities etc: · It's a job that requires a certain amount of intelligence and skill.· A certain amount of stress is unavoidable in daily life.
formal a fairly large amount of something, especially something good: · There is a measure of flexibility in the system.· Having a job gives me a measure of independence.
some, but not all some but not all of a number or amount: · Some trees lose their leaves in the autumn.· Some students only come here because they want to have fun, not because they want to learn.some of (=not all the people or things in a group): · "Have you met Jack's friends?" "Some of them."· I've only spent some of the money.
approximately a large number or amount · The business is worth something in the region of $25m.· The universe is estimated to be somewhere in the region of eleven billion years old.· A typical price would be somewhere in the region of £2,500 per person.
spoken · Smith is already something like $10,000 in debt.· In the USA something like 4000 such accidents occur each year.
: an estimated 3000 people/one million pounds/90% of profits etc approximately that number or amount - use this when you have no exact or detailed figures on which to calculate the exact number: · The event was seen on television by an estimated 250 million people worldwide.· An estimated 10% of new mothers suffer from severe depression.· By the end of the month an estimated 1000 people had been killed and 42,000 left homeless.
: some 100 people/50 years/2000 establishments etc approximately that number or amount - use this especially when you think it is impressive or surprising: · Among the 11 factory sites across Europe, some 2,600 jobs are to be eliminated this year.· He lectured at the Institut Pasteur for some 50 years.
: 5000 people/20%/9 days etc or more use this when the total may be a lot more, and you want to emphasize that this is a large number or amount: · How can you be tired? You slept for ten hours or more last night.· There were a thousand or more fans at the airport to welcome the band.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES They moved to a new house some time ago (=a fairly long time ago). The clinic was now in sight, some way ahead. ‘I get eight weeks’ holiday a year.‘ ’Well, it’s all right for some.' I need to catch up on some sleep (=after a period without enough sleep). This old truck is good for another 100,000 miles. For some inexplicable reason, he felt depressed. Hoggart felt, with some justification, that his colleagues had let him down. We ought to get some kip. Can I have a little more time to finish? Are there any more sandwiches? We’ll soon get back to some semblance of normality. Can we discuss this some other time? Some people are at greater risk than others. He’ll phone on some pretext or other. The workers had no say in how the factory was run. She was trying to get her thoughts back into some semblance of order. We’d better get some shut-eye. For some strange reason, I slept like a baby despite the noise. She needs to see a psychiatrist or some such person. With some trepidation, I opened the door. For some unaccountable reason, he arrived a day early. For some unknown reason, Mark quit his job and moved to Greece. You need to give it some wellie.
· My father once gave me some useful advice.· The scheme has given advice and training to scores of youngsters taking part.
· I decided to get some advice from a specialist.
(=give someone advice that you have learned or been given)· Readers can pass on advice about gardening.
They moved to a new house some time ago (=a fairly long time ago). The clinic was now in sight, some way ahead. (=let fresh air into a room)· It would be nice to open the door and let in some air.
‘I get eight weeks’ holiday a year.‘ ’Well, it’s all right for some.'· It was wonderful to be outside and breathe some fresh air.
I need to catch up on some sleep (=after a period without enough sleep).· There’s some chance of snow later this week.
(=not be alone)· ‘Come in,’ she said, pleased to have some company.
· By then the president had ceased to have any credibility.
(=quite a long distance)· He heard a scream some distance away.
(=go quite a long way from them)· He wanted to put some distance between himself and his pursuers.
· She was feeling too tired to do any work.
(=improve a situation)· It might do some good if you talk to him about the problem.· The fresh air has done me good.
(=used to talk about how sure people are about something)· There is little doubt that he will play for England one day.
· Try to put more energy into your game.
(also take some exercise British English)· He ought to do more exercise.· He was advised by the doctor to take more exercise.
· I don’t get enough exercise.
(=partly)· What you say is true to some extent, but it’s not the whole picture.
This old truck is good for another 100,000 miles. For some inexplicable reason, he felt depressed. Hoggart felt, with some justification, that his colleagues had let him down.· Carved into the stone was some kind of design.
We ought to get some kip.· The book assumes that you already have some knowledge of physics.
· There was no path, and they had no means of knowing where they were.
(=used when you think someone has made a mistake)· There must be some mistake. I definitely booked a room for tonight.
(=used when you think someone has not understood something correctly)· I think there must be some misunderstanding - I don’t know anyone called Barry.
Can I have a little more time to finish? Are there any more sandwiches?· I could tell by his face that he had some news.
We’ll soon get back to some semblance of normality. Can we discuss this some other time? Some people are at greater risk than others.· Over half the population suffers from back pain at some point in their lives.
(=do practice)· I’m not a very good dancer. I haven’t had enough practice.
· You must get as much practice as possible before the competition.
· He had obviously done no preparation for the meeting.
He’ll phone on some pretext or other. (also for some unknown reason) (=for a reason that you do not know)· For some reason she felt like crying.· For some unknown reason, the curtains were always drawn.
(=having a good reputation) a hotel of some repute
a hotel of some repute· Despite some reservations, I recommend this book.
· You’d better get some rest if you’re driving back tonight.
· She stopped abruptly, suddenly afraid to say the words aloud.
The workers had no say in how the factory was run. She was trying to get her thoughts back into some semblance of order. (also in some senses)· George was perfectly right in some senses.
· I thought you wanted to do some shopping.
We’d better get some shut-eye. (=be like something)· The murder bore a striking similarity to another shooting 25 miles away.
(=sleep for a while)· You’d better get some sleep.
(=sleep after not having enough sleep)· I suggest you try and catch up on some sleep.
· There has been some sort of error.
· Four out of ten people are likely to contract cancer at some stage in their lives.
For some strange reason, I slept like a baby despite the noise.· The group is already achieving some success.
She needs to see a psychiatrist or some such person. British English informal (=need a lot of time or effort) Catching up four goals will take some doing.
Catching up four goals will take some doing.· I’ve had a chance to do some thinking.
(=quite a long period of time)· I’ve known the truth for some time.
With some trepidation, I opened the door. For some unaccountable reason, he arrived a day early. For some unknown reason, Mark quit his job and moved to Greece. You need to give it some wellie.PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► some 500 people/50%/£100 etc► some little/few somethingPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► If I should die, think only this of me:/That there’s some corner of a foreign field/That is forever England► do some good/do somebody good► in large measure/in some measure► in one respect/in some respects etc► catch/get some Z’s
1some more an additional number or amount of something: - Aaron will finally be earning some more money.
- I think we still need to practice some more.
- Would you like some more pie?
- And every so often a transvestite would swagger past, some more obvious than others.
- But ah, how I need some more engaging puzzle to occupy my mind today.
- If the rice is still not cooked, add some more water.
- It s going to take a bit of time for the factories to dole us out some more.
- Obviously, there are some more things for me to think about now.
- The home market might be worried about it, and some more people are looking toward clones than Apple product.
- We listened some more, and as the darkness closed in Stuart sat on my lap and snuggled closer.
- Yet there were other new ideas that jostled together in his brain for some more prominent recognition.
- And that it might have some bearing on what has happened now.
- But the facts of the past seemed to have no bearing on the facts of the present.
- It has come to have a bearing on the larger questions of civilized survival.
- Party political factors, professionalism and the dispositions of key personalities all usually have some bearing on internal management structures.
- The availability of security may, however, have a bearing on whether or not a particular loan will be granted.
- The observations on immortality in Chapter Thirteen may be seen to have some bearing on this.
- The outside influences have no bearing on what you can do for your basketball team...
- This year's form will have a bearing on all future claims.
- As a great place for a vacation, Florida takes some beating.
- Schumacher has a twelve-second lead, which will take some beating.
- And the valley of the River Wharfe takes some beating.
- As family Christmasses go, the gruesome Moons in their storm-lashed failing farm take some beating.
- As far as awful games go this one takes some beating.
- Did they complain about the Fujitsu factory, which takes some beating when one is considering eyesores?
- For sheer enjoyment of climbing at this standard the routes on the Clapis sector the Dentelles de Montmirail take some beating.
- For styling and interior comfort, both for pilots and passengers, it certainly takes some beating.
- He is sure to take some beating with more enterprising tactics and can hand out a lesson in the New University Maiden.
- Academic excellence was matched with extra-curricular activities of every description - from drama through sport to foreign travel.
- But there is nothing against rugs of any description.
- For example, he wanted to be a member of as many clubs - of any description - as possible.
- Her knowledge of publishing trends, literary history, and books of every description and genre, however, filled rooms.
- It is authorized to decide all cases of every description, arising under the constitution or laws of the United States.
- Superb apple pie with sultanas and cloves, interspersed with crusty bread sandwiches of every description.
- The action must take place against a backdrop of some description, even if it it is a blank black curtain.
- Getting this old car to run is going to take some doing.
- It took some doing, but I finally persuaded Jim to give me a few more days off.
- Winning 3 gold medals in the Olympic Games takes some doing.
- Catching up four goals will take some doing.
- It takes some doing for a couple to counter the opposition of either family.
- It took some doing, but I was out the next day.
- So I have to prise off the foe unassisted, which, believe me, takes some doing.
- This Series can be saved, but it will take some doing.
- This took some doing, as they seemed prepared to stay all night.
- Whew, that took some doing, I can tell you.
- Maybe getting arrested will knock some sense into him.
- All the torments of the one class and the joys of the other are described at length.
- An example may, in consequence, be worth considering at some length.
- Moreover, they were journalists from a premier worldwide newsgathering organization, playing themselves and at great length in a feature-film fantasy.
- Standing in the farmyard, Giles Aplin also spoke to Seb at some length.
- The criteria employed for the weeding process are discussed at some length in Chapter 11.
- The distinctions between kinds of complex idea are considered at some length in the Essay.
- Their objections, based on religious grounds, are discussed at length in the opinion.
- This argument is both diversionary and, at length, immobilizing.
- Both want to steal the show and they are going to great lengths to do it.
- Dealers, sometimes surreptitiously encouraged by their firms, would go to great lengths to extract information from employees of rival firms.
- Furthermore, bats go to great lengths to avoid confrontations with people.
- George Bush went to great lengths to keep out of his way on the campaign trail.
- The Medieval church went to some lengths to specify the roles of particular stones in religious imagery.
- When uninterrupted by unforeseen or unrecognized obstacles, parents will go to great lengths to provide these advantages for their children.
- Who knows whether Oppenheimer went to any lengths to find anyone who had anything good to say about Stewart.
- Yet Phillips climbed the wall anyway, went to great lengths to hurt his ex-girlfriend.
- It costs a fortune to buy a Porsche - some people have all the luck.
- Matt, you need some more meat on your bones!
- But some are quite skeptical of some of his initiatives.
- Dorothy and I love the city, although our children have quite honestly had some problems.
- In this kind of organization a directive style would be seen as quite out-of-place.
- Let us start from an observation which may seem quite unconnected.
- The breeding range of island species is small and therefore vulnerable, and the species themselves may be quite primitive.
- The poll shows that Mr Livingstone's cross-party popularity is quite unprecedented.
- The problem begins when we realize that some companies are actually quite genuine.
- Vassar was just becoming co-ed and there was a lot of tension and, quite frankly, some weird men.
- For quite some time he lived with the expectation that he was going to die.
- He found out we had been pulling the wool over his eyes for quite some time.
- If the skin and gills are kept moist they can remain out of water for quite some time.
- In other words, it Adll be quite some time before the kinks are worked out of the system.
- It must have taken quite a time.
- It was brought to her before I really got to know her, but it was with her for quite some time.
- Judging the competition has taken quite some time and was no easy matter.
- Uh I have no for quite some time.
- Clothes, sleeping bags, spare canvas, all were hung up or spread out to catch a few rays of sunshine.
- You gave me enough rope for eighteen months, and now ... He gripped the back of the chair in front of him.
- Life went back to a semblance of normalcy.
- And so it went on: a series of intrinsically meaningless turns that gained a semblance of significance through weekly repetition.
- Comfortable sofas and armchairs should be grouped to allow a semblance of privacy for each couple or party.
- Huge fans in the basement of Bio2 pushed the air around for some semblance of wind, but it hardly moved pollen.
- Old Chao puckered his face into a semblance of pain.
- Slowly, a semblance of normal life is returning to Topo.
- The ever changing acceleration charges it with energy; a semblance of life that is discussed in Chapter 14.
- The main office gradually returned to a semblance of normality.
- There will be just enough time for some semblance of the democratic process within the party to operate.
- Both writing and speech require context to make sense of what might formally be ambiguous.
- Evelyn stretched out on her back and stared into the dark, trying to make sense of the day's events.
- How can human beings in normal conversation makes sense of 5,000 words an hour of confusing, semi-organized information?
- It is not easy to make sense of the maze of facts and figures concerning the settlements.
- No wonder the new managers found it difficult to make sense of and define their new role.
- They were arriving in their World Humanities class unable to make sense of a literary text.
- This often happens when independent organizations seek to make sense of different providers offering the same service.
- We do advise you to dig out the manual that came with your modem to help make sense of the relevant commands.
- Hey, cut me some slack, man, I'm only a few bucks short.
- She played the fish, gave it some slack and let it run till it hesitated, then slowly drew it back.
- The fish must have come forward to give the line some slack.
- He doesn't give his stick to just anybody.
- Someone needs to talk sense into Rob before he gets hurt.
- Afterwards, George asked me to come down and see if I could talk some sense into you.
- At least it gave him time to try and talk some sense into her.
- He had already tried to talk sense into Jotan, and had got nowhere.
- Maybe the squabbling sparrows on the next balcony would talk some sense into her before it was too late.
- She fervently hoped that Father McCormack would be able to talk some sense into her son.
- Take this, and try to talk some sense into your dad if you can.
- But Mala had gone some way towards the opposite.
- Funding for public works, including community-based arts projects, went some way towards alleviating mass unemployment.
- However, the Commission has recently issued a notice which goes some way towards defining the elements of them.
- It is proposed that hypertext systems go some way towards providing students with alternative structures for organizing their knowledge of electronic publishing.
- Most of the old great Elf towns date from this period and it goes some way towards accounting for their remoteness.
- The theory also goes some way towards answering the question of why people speak indirectly.
- This goes some way towards typing the organism causing the disease.
- Will he go some way towards reviewing the process?
Would you like some more cake?2American English spoken a little: ‘Are you feeling better today?’ ‘Some, I guess.’3some 500 people/50%/£100 etc an expression meaning about 500 people, 50%, £100 etc – used especially when this seems a large number or amount: She gained some 25 pounds in weight during pregnancy.4some little/few something literary a fairly large number or amount of something: We travelled some little way before noticing that Bradley wasn’t with us.