Collins English-English Dictionary

some [s^m]

1. 1. determiner (a) certain unknown or unspecified

   some lunatic drove into my car

   some people never learn

2. 2. determiner (as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural)

   some can teach and others can't

3. 3. determiner an unknown or unspecified quantity or amount of

   there's some rice on the table

   he owns some horses

4. 4. determiner (as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural)

   we'll buy some

5. 5. determiner a considerable number or amount of

   he lived some years afterwards

6. 6. determiner a little

   show him some respect

7. 7. determiner [usually stressed] [informal] an impressive or remarkable

   that was some game!

8. 8. determiner a certain amount (more) (in the phrases some more and (informal) and then some)

9. 9. determiner about; approximately

   he owes me some thirty pounds

10. 10. adv [US] [not standard] to a certain degree or extent

    I guess I like him some

11. 11. adv [Etymology] Old English sum; related to Old Norse sumr, Gothic sums, Old High German sum some, Sanskrit samá any, Greek hame somehow