some

• "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"

Synonyms

• approximately(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
• abouton the move; (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; all around or on all sides; in the area or vicinity; used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction; in or to a reversed position or direction; in rotation or succession; (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
• close to(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
• just about(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
• roughly(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly'); with rough motion as over a rough surface
• more or less(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; to a small degree or extent
• aroundin the area or vicinity; by a circular or circuitous route; used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction; in a circle or circular motion; (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; in or to a reversed position or direction; to a particular destination either specified or understood; all around or on all sides; in circumference; from beginning to end
• or so(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

• "have some milk"
• "some roses were still blooming"
• "having some friends over"
• "some apples"
• "some paper"

Synonyms

• some(a)

• "we talked for some time"
• "he was still some distance away"

Synonyms

• some(a)

• "they were here for some weeks"
• "we did not meet again for some years"

Synonyms

• some(a)

• "that was some party"
• "she is some skier"