Main entry: some
Definition: relatively many but unspecified in number
Usage: they were here for some weeks; we did not meet again for some years
Main entry: some
Definition: relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent
Usage: we talked for some time; he was still some distance away
Main entry: some
Definition: remarkable
Usage: that was some party; she is some skier
Main entry: some
Definition: quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
Usage: have some milk; some roses were still blooming; having some friends over; some apples; some paper
Main entry: more or less, or so, some, roughly, approximately, around, about, just about, close to
Definition: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Usage: lasted approximately an hour; in just about a minute; he's about 30 years old; I've had about all I can stand; we meet about once a month; some forty people came; weighs around a hundred pounds; roughly $3,000; holds 3 gallons, more or less; 20 or so people were at the party