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# someone

pronoun (someone; someone's)

«someone» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Someone means a person, but we do not say who. [tree →](https://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://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://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#m5)

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#x1)
- Someone gave her $5. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#x2)
- If someone buys 4 pens, how much do they pay? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#x3)
- Someone left 2 books on the desk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#x4)
- Someone is knocking at the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#x5)
- Ask someone for help if you are lost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#x6)
- Is someone sitting here? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#x7)
- She wanted someone else to go first. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#x9)
- Ooh, someone's in a mood today. (casual, teasing) [tree →](https://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/#x12)
- “Because someone has eaten my feet.” [tree →](https://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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «someone» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«someone» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/someone.html) on Mova free.