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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Some \Some\ (s[u^]m), a. [OE. som, sum, AS. sum; akin to OS.,
OFries., & OHG. sum, OD. som, D. sommig, Icel. sumr, Dan.
somme (pl.), Sw. somlige (pl.), Goth. sums, and E. same.
[root]191. See Same, a., and cf. -some.]
1. Consisting of a greater or less portion or sum; composed
of a quantity or number which is not stated; -- used to
express an indefinite quantity or number; as, some wine;
some water; some persons. Used also pronominally; as, I
have some.
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Some theoretical writers allege that there was a
time when there was no such thing as society.
--Blackstone.
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2. A certain; one; -- indicating a person, thing, event,
etc., as not known individually, or designated more
specifically; as, some man, that is, some one man. ``Some
brighter clime.'' --Mrs. Barbauld.
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Some man praiseth his neighbor by a wicked intent.
--Chaucer.
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Most gentlemen of property, at some period or other
of their lives, are ambitious of representing their
county in Parliament. --Blackstone.
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3. Not much; a little; moderate; as, the censure was to some
extent just.
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4. About; near; more or less; -- used commonly with numerals,
but formerly also with a singular substantive of time or
distance; as, a village of some eighty houses; some two or
three persons; some hour hence. --Shak.
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The number slain on the rebel's part were some two
thousand. --Bacon.
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5. Considerable in number or quantity. ``Bore us some leagues
to sea.'' --Shak.
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On its outer point, some miles away.
The lighthouse lifts its massive masonry.
--Longfellow.
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6. Certain; those of one part or portion; -- in distinction
from other or others; as, some men believe one thing,
and others another.
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Some [seeds] fell among thorns; . . . but other fell
into good ground. --Matt. xiii.
7, 8.
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7. A part; a portion; -- used pronominally, and followed
sometimes by of; as, some of our provisions.
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Your edicts some reclaim from sins,
But most your life and blest example wins. --Dryden.
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All and some, one and all. See under All, adv. [Obs.]
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Note: The illiterate in the United States and Scotland often
use some as an adverb, instead of somewhat, or an
equivalent expression; as, I am some tired; he is some
better; it rains some, etc.
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Some . . . some, one part . . . another part; these . . .
those; -- used distributively.
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Some to the shores do fly,
Some to the woods, or whither fear advised.
--Daniel.
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Note: Formerly used also of single persons or things: this
one . . . that one; one . . . another.
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Some in his bed, some in the deep sea. --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
All \All\, adv.
1. Wholly; completely; altogether; entirely; quite; very; as,
all bedewed; my friend is all for amusement. ``And cheeks
all pale.'' --Byron.
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Note: In the ancient phrases, all too dear, all too much, all
so long, etc., this word retains its appropriate sense
or becomes intensive.
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2. Even; just. (Often a mere intensive adjunct.) [Obs. or
Poet.]
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All as his straying flock he fed. --Spenser.
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A damsel lay deploring
All on a rock reclined. --Gay.
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All to, or All-to. In such phrases as ``all to rent,''
``all to break,'' ``all-to frozen,'' etc., which are of
frequent occurrence in our old authors, the all and the to
have commonly been regarded as forming a compound adverb,
equivalent in meaning to entirely, completely, altogether.
But the sense of entireness lies wholly in the word all
(as it does in ``all forlorn,'' and similar expressions),
and the to properly belongs to the following word, being a
kind of intensive prefix (orig. meaning asunder and
answering to the LG. ter-, HG. zer-). It is frequently to
be met with in old books, used without the all. Thus
Wyclif says, ``The vail of the temple was to rent:'' and
of Judas, ``He was hanged and to-burst the middle:'' i.
e., burst in two, or asunder.
All along. See under Along.
All and some, individually and collectively, one and all.
[Obs.] ``Displeased all and some.'' --Fairfax.
All but.
(a) Scarcely; not even. [Obs.] --Shak.
(b) Almost; nearly. ``The fine arts were all but
proscribed.'' --Macaulay.
All hollow, entirely, completely; as, to beat any one all
hollow. [Low]
All one, the same thing in effect; that is, wholly the same
thing.
All over, over the whole extent; thoroughly; wholly; as,
she is her mother all over. [Colloq.]
All the better, wholly the better; that is, better by the
whole difference.
All the same, nevertheless. ``There they [certain
phenomena] remain rooted all the same, whether we
recognize them or not.'' --J. C. Shairp. ``But Rugby is a
very nice place all the same.'' --T. Arnold. -- See also
under All, n.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
--Shak.
The number slain on the rebel's part were some two
thousand. --Bacon.
5. Considerable in number or quality. ``Bore us some leagues
to sea.'' --Shak.
On its outer point, some miles away. The lighthouse
lifts its massive masonry. --Longfellow.
6. Certain; those of one part or portion; -- in distinct from
other or others; as, some men believe one thing, and
others another.
Some [seeds] fell among thorns; . . . but other fell
into good ground. --Matt. xiii.
7, 8.
7. A part; a portion; -- used pronominally, and followed
sometimes by of; as, some of our provisions.
Your edicts some reclaim from sins, But most your
life and blest example wins. --Dryden.
All and some, one and all. See under All, adv. [Obs.]
Note: The illiterate in the United States and Scotland often
use some as an adverb, instead of somewhat, or an
equivalent expression; as, I am some tired; he is some
better; it rains some, etc.
Some . . . some, one part . . . another part; these . . .
those; -- used distributively.
Some to the shores do fly, Some to the woods, or
whither fear advised. --Daniel.
Note: Formerly used also of single persons or things: this
one . . . that one; one . . . another.
Some in his bed, some in the deep sea. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Note: In the ancient phrases, all too dear, all too much, all
so long, etc., this word retains its appropriate sense
or becomes intensive.
2. Even; just. (Often a mere intensive adjunct.) [Obs. or
Poet.]
All as his straying flock he fed. --Spenser.
A damsel lay deploring All on a rock reclined.
--Gay.
All to, or All-to. In such phrases as ``all to rent,''
``all to break,'' ``all-to frozen,'' etc., which are of
frequent occurrence in our old authors, the all and the to
have commonly been regarded as forming a compound adverb,
equivalent in meaning to entirely, completely, altogether.
But the sense of entireness lies wholly in the word all
(as it does in ``all forlorn,'' and similar expressions),
and the to properly belongs to the following word, being a
kind of intensive prefix (orig. meaning asunder and
answering to the LG. ter-, HG. zer-). It is frequently to
be met with in old books, used without the all. Thus
Wyclif says, ``The vail of the temple was to rent:'' and
of Judas, ``He was hanged and to-burst the middle:'' i.
e., burst in two, or asunder.
All along. See under Along.
All and some, individually and collectively, one and all.
[Obs.] ``Displeased all and some.'' --Fairfax.
All but.
(a) Scarcely; not even. [Obs.] --Shak.
(b) Almost; nearly. ``The fine arts were all but
proscribed.'' --Macaulay.
All hollow, entirely, completely; as, to beat any one all
hollow. [Low]
All one, the same thing in effect; that is, wholly the same
thing.
All over, over the whole extent; thoroughly; wholly; as,
she is her mother all over. [Colloq.]
All the better, wholly the better; that is, better by the
whole difference.
All the same, nevertheless. ``There they [certain
phenomena] remain rooted all the same, whether we
recognize them or not.'' --J. C. Shairp. ``But Rugby is a
very nice place all the same.'' --T. Arnold. -- See also
under All, n.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
all and some
pron.
(lb en obsolete idiomatic) one and all
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
all and some
pron.
(lb en obsolete idiomatic) one and all
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
all and some
pron.
(lb en obsolete idiomatic) one and all
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
all and some
pron.
(lb en obsolete idiomatic) one and all
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