When some is used without a number, most commentators feel that somewhat is to be preferred. Their advice is an oversimplification, however; only when some modifies an adjective, usually a comparative, will somewhat always substitute smoothly. It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, jump upon a tram, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers. The some () method of Array instances returns true if it finds one element in the array that satisfies the provided testing function. Otherwise, it returns false. Learn the meaning, usage and pronunciation of some as a determiner, pronoun, adverb and suffix in English. See examples from the corpus and thesaurus of some .
