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someone's

someone's

100 1.0
Short form of 'someone has' used before a past verb
  • auxiliary
  • /ˈsʌmˌwʌnz/
  • Informal
: de alguien
  • I've heard someone's been looking for you.

Examples

  • It seems someone's forgotten to lock the door.

  • He said it means someone's stolen our tent.

  • He said it means someone has stolen our tent.

  • He said it means someone has stolen our tent.

Idioms

Keeping someone from doing something by blocking them or causing problems

Having work or problems that you must deal with

224 4.3

In a secret way without someone knowing, often to hurt them

Someone thinks something is true

on someone's ass
  • Offensive
134 9.9

To keep asking someone to do something all the time in an annoying, pushy way

The person someone loves most and wants to spend their life with

In the same situation as someone else so you understand how they feel or act

During the time someone is responsible for what happens

To understand and share someone's sadness when they are having a hard time

Available for someone to use when they need it

85 3.7

Make someone understand something they did not know before

Very near someone's home so they can get there easily

71 6.4

Happens very near someone when they do not notice

To do the same job as someone who came before you, for example a parent

Thinking and acting in a sensible, normal way

61 3.0

To give someone a lot of happiness, often by a small kind act

Put on a person's account so they pay later

46 7.1

To do or say something on purpose to annoy someone

A place to live or stay

To talk in a way someone understands and likes

44 8.4

To betray or hurt someone to get an advantage

Extra cash you can spend

38 7.4

To annoy someone a lot by small things another person does

37 4.2

To imagine being in another person's situation to understand how they feel

34 4.6

Support someone during difficult times

33 4.2

A more experienced person looks after and guides you

A time when someone is about to die

28 6.3

Challenge someone to prove they are serious when you think they are not

27 4.1

To say something in a very quiet voice so other people cannot hear

To say that someone said something when they did not

25 6.5

Make someone decide or act sooner than they want

25 8.1

Someone else pays for it

24 7.6

Strong anger or hurt about being treated unfairly in the past

24 8.2

Act in a way that shows strong disrespect and insults someone

A person who admires someone and does what they want

23 3.6

To make someone feel love or a strong liking for you

23 7.5

Tell someone angrily that you are unhappy with them

22 8.5

Shout at someone in a very angry way and threaten them

20 5.0

To have a different opinion after seeing new facts or benefits

20 6.3

Tell someone that something they hoped for is not true

19 6.3

A person or thing that keeps causing trouble for someone

Lots of time that helps you succeed

19 6.1

Far more than someone could ever imagine

To make someone feel happier when they are sad

Completely change the usual idea about something

17 4.1

To tell someone something that is not true to make them laugh

A sum of money offered to catch or kill a person wanted by the police

17 7.4

Make someone less happy or excited by pointing out problems

17 7.8

Make someone feel they cannot act freely or be themselves

To be someone another person listens to for advice or influence

A thing or person that gives exactly what someone needs after a long wait

Stop someone from acting or making decisions

Phrasal Verbs

412 9.0

To beat or punish someone very badly

343 3.4

To make someone very sad because of love or disappointment

To make a big and lasting difference in someone's life

313 2.8

To comfort and guide someone who feels anxious or unsure

Make someone think differently about something

Stop someone from reaching their goal

To get what you want even when other people disagree

To know someone's phone number so you can call them

Attract someone's attention because it is interesting or noticeable

94 5.5

To help and protect someone when things are difficult

Support someone in an argument when others disagree

60 4.9

To bother someone again and again until they feel angry

To stop someone's suffering or worry, sometimes by ending their life

42 9.9

To defeat someone completely, often physically or in a game, used in rude speech

Make someone notice you or something

To stop worrying and think calmly to focus

To fasten someone's shoe laces so they do not come loose

Leave a person because they are angry with you

31 4.5

Make someone feel very impressed and strongly attracted

To leave someone alone when you bother them

To watch or pressure someone closely so they feel nervous

A plan or action that fails suddenly and causes big problems for the person who planned it

Not remember the date of someone's birthday

Make someone notice something quickly and feel interested

Keep someone worried about something bad that might happen

To stop bothering someone so they can work or think

21 3.8

To ask someone for ideas or advice about something they know well

20 5.4

To appear as a good chance for you

18 7.5

To ask a higher boss for permission without telling your boss

Force someone to accept an idea they do not want

To lean your head or body against another person's shoulder for comfort

12 8.2

To strongly attract or excite someone

11 9.9

Threaten to hit a person's face and hurt them

Hold someone's arm to help or guide them while walking

To threaten someone with a past mistake to control them

8 8.1

To be too hard for someone to understand

Force someone to accept ideas or opinions without their choice

Move aside so someone can pass

To make someone feel worried for a long time

5 9.8

Hit someone in the face very hard to hurt them

To stop being noticed or thought about by someone

3 9.9

To angrily tell someone they did something wrong, often in front of others

Grab someone's handbag quickly and run away to steal it

To make someone feel very annoyed or upset

To hit someone's face very hard to hurt them

To make a person's nose feel slightly itchy so they want to sneeze

Change the time of someone's planned activities

To help someone think more clearly and quickly

To help someone understand more about a subject or the world

To sit or lie with your body curved on someone's lap for warmth and comfort

Touch someone's belly lightly in a playful way to make them laugh

1 7.9

To drive very closely behind another car in a dangerous way

To try to find out private things about someone without their permission

To support someone in an argument

To keep trying to reach a goal even when things are hard

Say things that are too hard for someone to understand

To try not to show that you are very happy in front of other people

Make people think better of someone

Make someone have bad back pain from lifting something heavy

Make someone less open to new ideas after bad experiences

Someone does not understand an idea because it is too hard for them

Move money from one type like stocks to another to reduce risk or try to earn more

To stop someone on purpose from doing what they planned

To tell someone about worries or problems

1 9.9

To spoil someone's plans so they cannot succeed

To tell someone angrily that you do not like what they did

Make a person fall deeply and quickly in love with you

To explain a person's thinking and say why they think that way

To ride very close behind another cyclist to save energy

To think about and explain your ideas clearly to yourself or others

Make people notice you because they admire or are surprised by you

To take off a coat you are wearing

To be tricked by someone's flattering words

Compounds

An expression on a person's face that shows their feelings

A small movement of the head to one side that shows curiosity or confusion

A feeling of comfort and safety when someone hugs you

A pain in the back muscles that comes after lifting or sudden movement

Surface Forms

someone's infinitive

Morphology

someone's = someone + have (semi-transparent) = some + one + 's

This is a conventional contraction of 'someone has'; the form is recoverable, but its auxiliary meaning depends on English contraction conventions rather than ordinary word-formation.

Etymology

Someone's as a helper verb is a short form of someone has, where the 's stands for 'has', just like in she's finished. So, someone's forgotten means 'someone has forgotten'.