quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity; have some milk; some roses were still blooming; having some friends over; some apples; some paper'

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; lasted approximately an hour; in just about a minute; hes about 30 years old; Ive 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

[ Syn: approximately , approximately , about , about , close to , close to , just about , just about , roughly , roughly , more or less , more or less , around , around , or so , or so , approximately , approximately , about , about , close to , close to , just about , just about , roughly , roughly , more or less , more or less , around , around , or so , or so , approximately , approximately , about , about , close to , close to , just about , just about , roughly , roughly , more or less , more or less , around , around , or so , or so , approximately , approximately , about , about , close to , close to , just about , just about , roughly , roughly , more or less , more or less , around , around , or so , or so ]

relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent; we talked for some time; he was still some distance away'

relatively many but unspecified in number; they were here for some weeks; we did not meet again for some years'

remarkable; that was some party; she is some skier'