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someone

  • /ˈsʌmwʌn/ US, UK

Rhymes with -ʌmwʌn

Where it comes from

From Middle English sum on, sum one, sum oon, equivalent to some + one.

pronoun some one · some1

  1. One or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity. Can someone help me, please?

noun someones · some one · some1

  1. A partially specified but unnamed person. Do you need a gift for that special someone?
  2. An important person. He thinks he has become someone.

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