1. You use some to refer to a quantity of something or to a number of people or things, when you are not stating the quantity or number precisely. [...] 2. You use some to emphasize that a quantity or number is fairly large. For example, if an activity takes some time, it takes quite a lot of time. [emphasis] [...] More @Wikipedia
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