someone
noun
Simple meaning
A partially specified but unnamed person.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
suhmwuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsʌmwən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A partially specified but unnamed person.
An important person.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A partially specified but unnamed person.
Used this way, someone is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Give information that compromises others.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Support someone (as in an argument).
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Synonyms
Sense: partially specified but unnamed person
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