Meaning

2 senses
  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.

More definitions
  • a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential

Examples

6360 sentences
  1. I want someone to talk to.

    Я хочу з кимось поговорити.

    ruЯ хочу с кем-нибудь поговорить.

    deIch will jemanden zum Reden.

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  2. We need someone to help us.

    Нам потрібно, щоб нам хтось допоміг.

    ruНам нужно, чтобы нам кто-нибудь помог.

    deWir brauchen jemanden, der uns hilft.

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  3. She felt someone touch her back.

    Вона відчула, як хтось доторкнувся до її спини.

    ruОна почувствовала, как кто-то дотронулся до её спины.

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  4. I need someone to talk with.

    Мені потрібно з кимось поговорити.

    ruМне нужно с кем-нибудь поговорить.

    deIch brauche jemanden, mit dem ich reden kann.

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  5. Tom felt someone touch his arm.

    Том відчув, як хтось доторкнувся до його руки.

    ruТом почувствовал, как кто-то коснулся его руки.

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Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: someones
Singularsomeone
Pluralsomeones

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • someone else
  • heard heard someone
  • find someone
  • heard someone
  • looking for someone
  • someone to help
  • find someone to
  • to find someone
  • someone who can
  • seeing seeing someone
  • someone else to
  • waiting for someone

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
someone — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto