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someone meaning

EN[ˈsʌmwʌn]
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WSomeone
  • "Someone" is a song written by Steve Dorff, Charlie Black and Austin Roberts, and recorded by American country music artist Lee Greenwood. It was released in May 1987 as the first single from the album If There's Any Justice.
  • ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 144.

    Definition of someone in English Dictionary

  • NounPLsomeonesSUF-one
    1. A partially specified but unnamed person.
      1. Do you need a gift for that special someone?
  • Pronoun
    1. Some person.
      1. Is someone there?
  • More Examples
    1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
      • Close the trap, would you, before someone falls and breaks their neck.
      • But when I weary of fast-and-easy, semihomemade culture, I flip through this book and take comfort that someone actually took the time to live as if they were permanently on the set of Dynasty.
      • The Traveller going through Customs goes alone, wondering what is causing the stooshie up front and nervously letting someone go before him [ …]
    2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
      • Someone should carjack that pompous jerk and teach him a lesson!
      • Someone will invariably nitpick about any spelling error posted to the forums.
      • Someone adjured the editor to cease posting silly articles.
    3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
      • For this next challenge, you'll need to couple up with someone.
      • Don't go racing around corners at full tilt or you'll hit someone.
      • That is a serious accusation, so make sure you have plenty of evidence before you point the finger at someone.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Nouns
      • Countable nouns
      • Pronouns
        • Third person pronouns
          • Indefinite pronouns
        Related Links:
        1. en someone's
        2. en someones
        Source: Wiktionary

        Meaning of someone for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this word "someone" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a pronoun, more specifically, a third person pronoun and an indefinite pronoun.
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