some

[[t]sʌm[/t]] unstressed [[t]səm[/t]]

adj.

1) being an undetermined or unspecified one:

Some person may object[/ex]

2) certain (used with plural nouns):

Some days I stay home[/ex]

3) unspecified in number, amount, degree, etc.:

to some extent[/ex]

4) unspecified but considerable in number, amount, degree, etc.:

We talked for some time[/ex]

5) inf Informal. remarkable of its type:

That was some storm[/ex]

6) fun certain persons, individuals, instances, etc., not specified:

Some think he is dead[/ex]

7) fun an unspecified number, amount, etc., as distinguished from the rest or in addition:

He paid a thousand dollars and then some[/ex]

8) approximately; about:

Some 300 were present[/ex]

9) to some degree or extent:

I like baseball some[/ex]

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Etymology: bef. 900; ME (adj. and pronoun); OE sum orig., someone, c. OFris, OOHG sum, ON sumr, Go sums