ADJECTIVE | all | some | quantifier |
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all | some | relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent | |
all | some | relatively many but unspecified in number | |
all | some | remarkable | |
ADVERB | all | some, approximately, about, close to, just about, roughly, more or less, around, or so | (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct |
Sounds | sah'm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity. | |
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Narrower | any, whatever, whatsoever | One or some or every or all without specification |
both | (used with count nouns) two considered together | |
several | (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many | |
See also | few | A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by 'a' |
many | A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by 'as' or 'too' or 'so' or 'that' | |
Opposite | all | quantifier |
no | quantifier | |
Spanish | algo |
Meaning | relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent. | |
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Broader | much | (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent |
Spanish | algún, alguno |
Meaning | relatively many but unspecified in number. | |
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Broader | many | A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by 'as' or 'too' or 'so' or 'that' |
Spanish | algún, alguno |
Meaning | remarkable. | |
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Broader | extraordinary | Beyond what is ordinary or usual / usual |
Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular | A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | |
Spanish | algún |
Meaning | (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct. | |
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Example | "some forty people came" | |
Synonyms | approximately, about, close to, just about, roughly, more or less, around, or so | |
Spanish | aproximadamente, cerca, unos, un poco | |
Catalan | aproximadament, una mica |
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