English Explanatory Dictionary

someone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

pron
  1. One or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity.
noun
  1. A partially specified but unnamed person.
  2. An important person.

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌmwʌn/ en-us-someone.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-someone.wav

Word forms

someone some one someones

Etymology

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

Synonyms

anybody anyone somebody Some translation dictionaries have used the abbreviation s.o. so for someone

Related words

no one everyone anyone somewhere something
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