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some|times ◆◆◇ /sʌ mta I mz/ ADV [ADV with v] You use sometimes to say that something happens on some occasions rather than all the time. □  During the summer, my skin sometimes gets greasy. □  Sometimes I think he dislikes me. □  You must have noticed how tired he sometimes looks. □  Other people's jobs were exactly the same–sometimes good, sometimes bad.

some|what ◆◇◇ /sʌ m ^h wɒt/ ADV You use somewhat to indicate that something is the case to a limited extent or degree. [FORMAL ] □  He explained somewhat unconvincingly that the company was paying for everything. □  Although his relationship with his mother had improved somewhat, he was still depressed. SYNONYMS somewhat ADV

rather:The reality is rather more complex.

quite:I felt quite bitter about it at the time.

fairly:Both ships are fairly new.

pretty:Pretty soon after my arrival I found lodgings.

some|where ◆◇◇ /sʌ m ^h weə ^r /

1 ADV [ADV after v, ADV with be , from ADV ] You use somewhere to refer to a place without saying exactly where you mean. □  I've got a feeling I've seen him before somewhere. □  I'm not going home yet. I have to go somewhere else first. □  'Perhaps we can talk somewhere privately,' said Kesler. □  Somewhere in Ian's room were some of the letters that she had sent him. □  I needed somewhere to live in London.

2 ADV You use somewhere when giving an approximate amount, number, or time. □  Caray is somewhere between 73 and 80 years of age. □  The W.H.O. safety standard for ozone levels is somewhere about a hundred.

3 PHRASE If you say that you are getting somewhere , you mean that you are making progress towards achieving something. □  At last they were agreeing, at last they were getting somewhere. USAGE somewhere

Don’t use ‘somewhere’ in negative sentences. Use anywhere . □  I haven’t got anywhere to live.

som|no|lent /sɒ mnəl ^ə nt/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you are somnolent , you feel sleepy. [FORMAL ] □  The sedative makes people very somnolent.

son ◆◆◆ /sʌ n/ (sons )

1 N‑COUNT [oft with poss] Someone's son is their male child. □  He shared a pizza with his son Laurence. □  Sam is the seven-year-old son of Eric Davies. □  They have a son.

2 N‑COUNT [with poss] A man, especially a famous man, can be described as a son of the place he comes from. [JOURNALISM ] □  …New Orleans's most famous son, Louis Armstrong. □  …sons of Africa.

3 N‑COUNT Some people use son as a form of address when they are showing kindness or affection to a boy or a man who is younger than them. [INFORMAL , FEELINGS ] □  Don't be frightened by failure, son.

so|nar /soʊ nɑː ^r / (sonars ) N‑VAR Sonar is equipment on a ship which can calculate the depth of the sea or the position of an underwater object using sound waves.

so|na|ta /sənɑː tə/ (sonatas ) N‑COUNT [oft in names] A sonata is a piece of classical music written either for a single instrument, or for one instrument and a piano.

son et lu|mi|ère /sɒ n e I luː mieə ^r / N‑SING Son et lumière is an entertainment which is held at night in an old building such as a castle. A person describes the history of the place, and at the same time different parts of the building are brightly lit and music is played.

song ◆◆◇ /sɒ ŋ, [AM ] sɔː ŋ/ (songs )

1 N‑COUNT A song is words sung to a tune. □  …a voice singing a Spanish song. □  …a love song.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Song is the art of singing. □  …dance, music, mime and song. □  …the history of American popular song.