Someone

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈsÊŒmwÊŒn/

Origin

some + one

Full definition of someone

Pronoun

1. Some person.Is someone there?

Usage notes

Logically related to anyone, everyone, and no one. Becomes no one via negation.

Did anyone help with the clean-up effort?

Yes, someone helped yesterday, but no one did today because everyone was too busy.

Synonyms

• anybody, anyone, somebody

Abbreviation

Noun

1. A partially specified but unnamed person.Do you need a gift for that special someone?The someones under discussion were eventually arrested.

Related terms

• no one
• everyone
• anyone
• somewhere
• something