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# someone

«someone» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person, but we do not say who** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

pronoun (someone; someone's)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Someone means a person, but we do not say who. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#m1)

2) «Someone» can also mean an important person: she wants to be someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#m2)

3) (casual) «Someone» is used to hint at a person everybody knows: «Someone ate my chips» means I know it was you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#m3)

4) (casual, sarcastic) «Someone's grumpy» or «someone's in a mood» teases a person who is right there. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#m4)

5) (formal) «A person», «an individual» and «a party» are stiff words: «an unidentified individual», «a third party». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In maths a word of the story only; look at the verb (took, gave, bought). Safety: if someone you don't know asks you to go with them, say no and tell an adult. Everyday: someone else, someone special. In casual talk «someone» is often a pointed hint or a tease. In the exam voice: «an individual purchases 4 pens». Phrases: «someone else», «someone or other», «be someone».

### examples

- Someone took 3 cookies from the jar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#x1)
- Someone gave her $5. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#x2)
- If someone buys 4 pens, how much do they pay? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#x3)
- Someone left 2 books on the desk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#x4)
- Someone is knocking at the door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#x5)
- Ask someone for help if you are lost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#x6)
- Is someone sitting here? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#x7)
- She wanted someone else to go first. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#x8)
- someone ate 3 of my 8 chips and i know it was u (casual) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#x9)
- Ooh, someone's in a mood today. (casual, teasing) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#x10)
- Someone's gonna get a smack if they touch my bike. (rough threat) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#x11)
- An individual purchases 4 pens at 30 cents per pen; compute the total expenditure. (formal exam) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#x12)
- “Because someone has eaten my feet.” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#x13)

### note

Takes a singular verb: someone is. Same as «somebody». Questions often use «anyone». No clue of its own; look at the verb (took, gave, bought). Trap: «someone's» = someone is, or belonging to someone («someone's bag»). Sarcasm: «someone's grumpy» means you are grumpy. Formal «an individual» = someone. Safety: someone you don't know online may not be who they say.

### In the corpora

- [A CV is a page or two listing someone's education, jobs and skills; Americans call it a résumé.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/6/)
- [An inheritance is money or belongings left by someone who has died, as written in their will.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/5-where-money-comes-from/13/)
- [A credit score is a rating of how reliably someone pays; missing payments lowers it and makes borrowing harder and dearer.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/18/)
- [A food bank is a charity that gives free food parcels, usually after a referral from someone like a school or a doctor.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/17/)
- ["Going out with someone" means two people are a couple who spend time together because they like each other a lot.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/13-dates-engagements-and-weddings/4/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «someone» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.