someone A1 Topic:Grammar & Function Words Also spelled Summun US /ˈsʌmˌwən/ UK /ˈsʌmwʌn/ See IPA manual Freq #199 Meanings 1 pron A person who is not named or known; somebody. Can someone help me, please? 2 noun A special or particular person. Do you have a gift for that special someone? Thesaurus Synonyms 1 pron · a person who is not named... somebodyanybody Word family Related forms anyoneeveryonesomethingsomewhere Etymology From Middle English sum on, sum one, sum oon, equivalent to some + one. sum on Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Grammar & Function Words External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # someone **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** pron, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsʌmˌwən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsʌmwʌn/ **Frequency rank:** 199 ## Meanings 1. A person who is not named or known; somebody. 2. A special or particular person. ## Examples - Can someone help me, please? - Do you have a gift for that special someone? ## Related Forms - anyone - everyone - something - somewhere ## Roots and Affixes - Root: sum on ## Etymology From Middle English sum on, sum one, sum oon, equivalent to some + one. ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words markdown