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determiner, pronoun (SOME) /ˈen.i/Definition
A1 some, or even the smallest amount or number of: Is there any of that lemon cake left? There was hardly any food left by the time we got there. "Is there some butter I could use?" "No, there's some margarine but there isn't any butter." "Is there any more soup?" "No, I'm afraid there isn't any left." I haven't seen any of his films. I don't expect we'll have any more trouble from him. I go to church for weddings but not for any other reason. Are you sure there isn't any way of solving this problem?Some and quite
(Definition of any determinerpronoun (SOME) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Increasing and intensifying
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- Someone, anyone, no one or everyone
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- Things collected in lines or rings
- Things remaining
- Too much and unnecessary
- Unavailable and inaccessible
- Unlimited
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Synonyms and related words:
- bit noun (AMOUNT)
- certain pronoun
- faintly adverb
- fairly adverb (QUITE)
- ha'porth noun
- halfway adverb
- mildly adverb
- pretty adverb
- quite adverb, predeterminer
- rather adverb (SMALL AMOUNT)
- remotely adverb (SLIGHTLY)
- several determiner, pronoun
- slightly adverb (SMALL IN AMOUNT)
- some ... or other idiom
- some determiner (UNKNOWN AMOUNT)
- somewhat adverb
- sort of idiom
- to a/some degree idiom
- touch noun (SMALL AMOUNT)
- trifle noun (UNIMPORTANT THING)
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