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someone’s

/ˈsʌmwʌnz/
English Definition
pron. belonging to an unspecified person
中文释义
某人的
Example Sentence

Borrowing someone's data without acknowledgment is treated as a serious breach of academic honesty.

未经说明就借用他人的数据,被视为对学术诚信的严重违背。

Synonyms
another's somebody's a person's
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Practice — Definition Match

Which choice best defines “someone’s”?

  1. A Attractive or interesting
  2. B The act of allowing someone to do something
  3. C Belonging to an unspecified person
  4. D A general summary of a subject
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C — Belonging to an unspecified person. “someone’s” means belonging to an unspecified person.

Practice — Which Word Fits?

Which word means “belonging to an unspecified person”?

  1. A someone’s
  2. B overview
  3. C permission
  4. D catching
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A — someone’s. “someone’s” means belonging to an unspecified person.

Common questions about “someone’s”

What does “someone’s” mean?

someone’s — belonging to an unspecified person. In Chinese: 某人的.

How do you pronounce “someone’s”?

someone’s is pronounced /ˈsʌmwʌnz/.

How is “someone’s” used in a sentence?

Borrowing someone's data without acknowledgment is treated as a serious breach of academic honesty. (未经说明就借用他人的数据,被视为对学术诚信的严重违背。)

What are synonyms for “someone’s”?

another's, somebody's, a person's — all close in meaning to someone’s (belonging to an unspecified person).

Is “someone’s” an SAT vocabulary word?

Yes. someone’s is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.

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