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someone

/ˈsʌmwʌn/noun2 syllables

Someone means: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential.

Synonyms for someone9

noun, as in a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential

person, individual, somebody, mortal, soul

also used for someone

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

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What does someone mean?1

noun

1

a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential“there was too much for one person to do”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Someone in a sentence

  • One of them is an actor, who is going to pretend to murder someone.magnificentgoddess
  • Hold on, someone is knocking at my door.Swift
  • Every time the woman teacher passed the school yard, someone gave her the razz.unknown
  • We want an assistant, preferably someone with experience.CK
  • If someone irritates you, it is best not to react immediately.CK
  • I locked the door, in case someone tried to get in.unknown
  • Strange to say, he met someone who was said to be dead.CK
  • My sword may be blunt, but that's more than enough for someone like you.FeuDRenais

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of someone

as a noun

plural
someones