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3 DET You use some to emphasize that a quantity or number is fairly small. For example, if something happens to some extent, it happens a little. [EMPHASIS ] □  'Isn't there some chance that William might lead a normal life?' asked Jill. □  All mothers share to some extent in the tension of a wedding. □  Some fishing is still allowed, but limits have been imposed on the size of the catch.

4 QUANT If you refer to some of the people or things in a group, you mean a few of them but not all of them. If you refer to some of a particular thing, you mean a part of it but not all of it. □  Some of the people already in work will lose their jobs. □  Remove the cover and spoon some of the sauce into a bowl. □  Some of us are sensitive to smells, others find colours easier to remember. ● PRON Some is also a pronoun. □  When the chicken is cooked I'll freeze some.

5 DET If you refer to some person or thing, you are referring to that person or thing but in a vague way, without stating precisely which person or thing you mean. [VAGUENESS ] □  If you are worried about some aspect of your child's health, call us. □  She always thinks some guy is going to come along and fix her life.

6 ADV You can use some in front of a number to indicate that it is approximate. [VAGUENESS ] □  I have kept birds for some 30 years. □  He waited some 80 to 100 yards from the big pink villa.

7 ADV [ADV after v] Some is used to mean to a small extent or degree. [AM ] □  If Susanne is off somewhere, I'll kill time by looking around some.

8 DET You can use some in front of a noun in order to express your approval or disapproval of the person or thing you are mentioning. [INFORMAL , FEELINGS ] □  'Some party!'—'Yep. One hell of a party.' USAGE some

Don’t use ‘some’ in negative sentences. Use any . You can use any in front of a plural or uncountable noun. For example, don't say ' We made this without some help .' Say 'We made this without any help.' □  I don’t have any plans for the summer holidays.

some|body ◆◆◇ /sʌ mbədi, [AM ] -bɑːdi/ PRON Somebody means the same as someone .

so me day also someday ADV [ADV with v] Some day means at a date in the future that is unknown or that has not yet been decided. □  Some day I'll be a pilot.

some|how ◆◇◇ /sʌ mhaʊ/

1 ADV [ADV with v, ADV adj] You use somehow to say that you do not know or cannot say how something was done or will be done. □  We'll manage somehow, you and me. I know we will. □  Somehow Karin managed to cope with the demands of her career. □  Somehow I knew he would tell me the truth.

2somehow or other → see other

some|one ◆◆◇ /sʌ mwʌn/ or somebody

1 PRON You use someone or somebody to refer to a person without saying exactly who you mean. □  Her father was shot by someone trying to rob his small retail store. □  I need someone to help me. □  If somebody asks me how my diet is going, I say, 'Fine'.

2 PRON If you say that a person is someone or somebody in a particular kind of work or in a particular place, you mean that they are considered to be important in that kind of work or in that place. □  'Before she came around,' she says, 'I was somebody in this town'. USAGE someone

You don’t usually use ‘someone’ or ‘somebody’ as part of the object of a negative sentence. Don’t say, for example, ' I don’t know someone who lives in York ’. You say ‘I don’t know anyone who lives in York’. □  There wasn’t anyone there.