an unspecified amount or number of

I made some money running errands

he played some records for me

used to refer to someone or something that is unknown or unspecified

I was talking to some journalist the other day

there must be some mistake

he's in some kind of trouble

(used with a number) approximately

some thirty different languages are spoken

(pronounced stressing ‘some’) a considerable amount or number of

he went to some trouble

I've known you for some years now

(pronounced stressing ‘some’) at least a small amount or number of

he liked some music but generally wasn't musical

(pronounced stressing ‘some’) expressing admiration of something notable

that was some goal

an unspecified number or amount of people or things

here are some of our suggestions

if you want whisky I'll give you some

(pronounced stressing ‘some’) at least a small amount or number of people or things

surely some have noticed

to some extent; quite a lot

he needs feeding up some