someone

Meaning

Pron

One or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity.

Noun

1. A partially specified but unnamed person.
2. An important person.

Synonyms

somebody

anyone

anybody

person

🧑‍🦱

one

some

who

individual

any

some one

something

whoever

a

🅰️

soul

some people

mortal

whatever

other

another

human

so and so

we

what

which

whichever

whom

whomever

you

a certain person

certain person

Mr So-and-so

Mrs So-and-so

some others

what’s-his-name

“Mr So-and-so”

keep after

to attach oneself

paint a sullen picture

paint a grim picture

draw a sombre picture

paint a lugubrious picture

paint a sombre picture

paint a saturnine picture

paint a dire picture

paint a bleak picture

paint a dreary picture

paint a morbid picture

draw a lugubrious picture

paint a gloomy picture

paint a somber picture

Translations

jemand

alguien

qualcuno

quelqu’un

iemand

alguno

κάποιος

quelqu'un

1️⃣

alguém

irgendjemand

aliquis

algú

enig

een of ander

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sum on

In summary

From Middle English sum on, sum one, sum oon, equivalent to some + one.

Sentences

After writing a bug report , one should regularly check if someone responded .

You can be sure that they aren't when someone tells you they are wise .