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some|one — «SUHM wuhn, wuhn», pronoun, noun. –pron. some person; somebody: »Someone has to lock up the house. –n. = somebody. (Cf. ↑somebody) … Useful english dictionary
someone — some•one [[t]ˈsʌmˌwʌn, wən[/t]] pron. some person; somebody • Etymology: 1275–1325 … From formal English to slang
one — [[t]wʌ̱n[/t]] ♦ ones 1) NUM One is the number 1. They had three sons and one daughter. ...one thousand years ago... Scotland beat England one nil at Wembley. ...one of the children killed in the crash. 2) ADJ: det ADJ (emphasis) If you say that… … English dictionary
one — one1 W1S1 [wʌn] number 1.) the number 1 ▪ They had one daughter. ▪ one hundred and twenty one pounds ▪ Come back at one (=one o clock) . ▪ Katie s almost one (=one year old) . 2.) one or two a small number of people or things = ↑a few ▪ There ar … Dictionary of contemporary English
some — /sum/; unstressed /seuhm/, adj. 1. being an undetermined or unspecified one: Some person may object. 2. (used with plural nouns) certain: Some days I stay home. 3. of a certain unspecified number, amount, degree, etc.: to some extent. 4.… … Universalium
someone — /sum wun , weuhn/, pron. some person; somebody. [1275 1325; ME; see SOME, ONE] * * * … Universalium
someone — some|one1 W1S1 [ˈsʌmwʌn] pron used to mean a person, when you do not know, or do not say, who the person is = ↑somebody →↑anyone, everyone ↑everyone, no one ↑no one ▪ What would you do if someone tried to rob you in the street? ▪ Will someone… … Dictionary of contemporary English
one — /wun/, adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake. 2. being a person, thing, or individual instance or member of a number … Universalium
some — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. several, [a] few, a number of; one, any; certain, divers, various, sundry; informal, what a, quite a. pron. any, a few, one or more, someone, somebody. adv. about, around, approximately, nearly,… … English dictionary for students
someone — I (Roget s IV) pron. Syn. some person, one, individual; see somebody . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Informal. An important, influential person: character, dignitary, eminence, leader, lion, nabob, notability, notable, personage. Informal: big… … English dictionary for students
before — [[t]bɪfɔ͟ː(r)[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, before is used in the phrasal verbs go before and lay before .) 1) PREP If something happens before a particular date, time, or event, it happens earlier than that date, time, or event.… … English dictionary
