When some is used without a number, most commentators feel that somewhat is to be preferred. Their advice is an oversimplification, however; only when some modifies an adjective, usually …

It'll be some time before we meet again. It was some years later when they next met. We discussed the problem at some length.

The word some is used in sentences that are affirmative; the word any is used instead of some with negative phrases or in questions: I'd like some milk. I don't want any milk.

Some can be used to show a considerable or a small amount or number. Regarding other sentences in a context, we can identify if it means 'considerable' or 'small.'

SOME meaning: 1 : used to refer to a person or thing that is not known, named, or specified; 2 : of an unspecified amount or number

You use some to emphasize that a quantity or number is fairly small. For example, if something happens to some extent, it happens a little.

Definition of some determiner in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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'Some' can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns, making it versatile in expressing quantities like 'some apples' or 'some water.' When used as an indefinite pronoun, 'some' can …

It'll be some time before we meet again. It was some years later when they next met. We discussed the problem at some length.