some

Meanings

1. 1
   det

   An unspecified amount of something you cannot count.

   Can I have some water, please?

2. 2
   det

   An unspecified number of countable things.

   I bought some apples at the market.

3. 3
   pron

   A certain number or amount, but not all.

   Some enjoy spicy food, while others prefer it milder.

From Middle English som, sum, from Old English sum (“some, a certain one”), from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic *sumaz (“some, a certain one”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one, whole”). Cognate Scots sum, some (“some”), North Frisian som, sam, säm (“some”), West Frisian sommige, somlike (“some”), dialectal Dutch som, saom (“some”), standard Dutch sommige (“some”), Low German somige (“some”), German dialectal summige (“some”), Danish somme (“some”), Swedish somlig (“some”), Norwegian sum, som (“some”), Icelandic sumur (“some”), Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐍃 (sums, “one, someone”). More at sam…

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