English Dictionary
Definition someone in British English
someone
pronoun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
pronoun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/ˈsʌmwʌn/
Example
I can't find my calculator - someone must have taken it.
Example
They need someone like you, someone who understands business methods.

Related Words
Words related to someone:
all someone wants (phrase)
at someone’s elbow (phrase)
be beyond someone (phrase)
be down to someone (phrase)
be onto someone (phrase)
be seeing someone (phrase)
be someone’s affair (phrase)
be someone’s age (phrase)
be someone’s elder (phrase)
be someone’s man (phrase)
be with someone (phrase)
beat someone to it (phrase)
bend someone’s ear (phrase)
better for someone (phrase)
blow someone’s mind (phrase)
box someone’s ears (phrase)
catch someone’s eye (phrase)
compliments to someone (phrase)
crazy about someone (phrase)
cut someone dead (phrase)
cut someone short (phrase)
do someone proud (phrase)
do someone wrong (phrase)
don’t mind someone (phrase)
drive someone bonkers (phrase)
drive someone crazy (phrase)
drive someone daft (phrase)
drive someone mad (phrase)
drive someone nuts (phrase)
drop someone in it (phrase)
eat someone alive (phrase)
from someone downwards (phrase)
get someone wrong (phrase)
give someone a bell (phrase)
give someone a buzz (phrase)
give someone grief (phrase)
give someone head (phrase)
give someone hell (phrase)
go at someone (phrasal verb)
God bless someone (phrase)
God help someone (phrase)
have someone’s ear (phrase)
here comes someone (phrase)
here’s to someone (phrase)
in someone’s charge (phrase)
in someone’s DNA (phrase)
in someone’s eyes (phrase)
keen on someone (phrase)
keep someone busy (phrase)
keep someone company (phrase)
keep someone sane (phrase)
keep someone sweet (phrase)
lay someone low (phrase)
leave someone cold (phrase)
let someone be (phrase)
let someone go (phrase)
let someone know (phrase)
liable to someone (phrase)
lost on someone (phrase)
mad about someone (phrase)
make someone sick (phrase)
make someone’s day (phrase)
not someone’s bag ()
on someone’s back ()
on someone’s case ()
payable to someone (phrase)
run someone close (phrase)
run someone ragged (phrase)
see someone right (phrase)
sell someone short (phrase)
skin someone alive (phrase)
someone (pronoun)
someone can’t lose (phrase)
someone won’t bite (phrase)
someone’s baby (phrase)
someone’s betters (phrase)
someone’s chances (phrase)
someone’s day (phrase)
someone’s department (phrase)
someone’s dream (phrase)
someone’s eyes meet (phrase)
someone’s face fits (phrase)
someone’s girl (phrase)
someone’s lead (phrase)
someone’s lucky day (phrase)
someone’s people (phrase)
someone’s portion (phrase)
someone’s public (phrase)
someone’s safety (phrase)
someone’s shout (phrase)
someone’s travels (phrase)
stuck on someone (phrase)
to someone’s credit (phrase)
under someone’s eye (phrase)
unknown to someone (phrase)
up to someone (phrase)
what’s eating someone? (phrase)
whoever someone is (phrase)
woe betide someone (phrase)
work for someone (phrase)