someone

pronoun
some·one
/ˈsʌmwʌn/

One or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity.

Example

“Can someone help me, please?”

Synonyms

anybody
anyone
somebody

Related words

anybody
anyone
no one
everyone
something
somebody
somewhere

Example sentences

“It depends on how well you know someone.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Perhaps you have me confused with someone else.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“Someone was trying to break in.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "sum on".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “someone” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.