some
A1Frequent NGSL-1UK /sʌm/US /sʌm/
Meaning
determiner
used with uncountable nouns or plural countable nouns to mean ‘an amount of’ or ‘a number of’, when the amount or number is not given
“There's some milk in the fridge.”
pronoun
used to refer to an amount of something or a number of people or things when the amount or number is not given
“Some disapprove of the idea.”
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