someone's
- auxiliary
- /ˈsʌmˌwʌnz/
- Informal
:
de alguien
- Someone's waiting for you at the front desk; you should go and greet them.
Examples
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I think someone's coming to visit.
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Someone's calling you from the other room, can you hear them?
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I think someone's forgotten their umbrella in the hallway.
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Someone's always leaving the lights on in this office.
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Someone's left their bag here.
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Someone's always arriving late to the meetings, which frustrates the team.
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Someone's definitely making dinner tonight, so we can relax after work.
Idioms
To do the same job as someone who came before you, for example a parent
18
3.4
In the same situation as someone else so you understand how they feel or act
- Informal
12
8.1
Make someone do what they promised or take responsibility by pressuring them
Imagine being in another person's situation to understand their feelings
- Informal
5
4.0
A strong feeling you can clearly see on someone's face
- Informal
4
7.4
To annoy someone a lot by small things another person does
- Informal
4
8.2
To suddenly speak angrily and criticize someone for a small mistake
- Informal
4
6.6
Make someone angry by doing their job or making decisions for them
- Informal
2
6.3
Challenge someone to prove they are serious when you think they are not
- Informal
2
4.2
To imagine being in another person's situation to understand how they feel
- Informal
2
9.5
Found unprepared and embarrassed when something unexpected happens
- Informal
2
5.1
A thing or person that gives exactly what someone needs after a long wait
To show clearly that something is typical of a person or made by them
- Informal
1
5.9
Make someone feel a sudden strong fear or excitement
- Informal
1
6.0
Cause someone to feel a sudden strong fear or excitement
- Informal
1
5.5
To make someone understand or accept something after many tries
- Informal
1
5.9
A sudden feeling of fear or excitement that moves along your back
1
5.5
To understand and share someone's sadness when they are having a hard time
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
14
7.5
To watch or pressure someone closely so they feel nervous
- Offensive
1
9.9
To defeat someone completely, often physically or in a game, used in rude speech
- Informal
1
7.9
A plan or action that fails suddenly and causes big problems for the person who planned it
- Informal
1
7.5
To ask a higher boss for permission without telling your boss
- Informal
1
8.9
Force someone to accept ideas or opinions without their choice
To lean your head or body against another person's shoulder for comfort
- Informal
1
3.2
To sit or lie with your body curved on someone's lap for warmth and comfort
- Informal
1
8.1
Someone does not understand an idea because it is too hard for them
- Informal
1
7.5
To try to find out private things about someone without their permission
- Informal
Make someone have bad back pain from lifting something heavy
To explain a person's thinking and say why they think that way
- Offensive
To angrily tell someone they did something wrong, often in front of others
To try not to show that you are very happy in front of other people
To stop someone's suffering or worry, sometimes by ending their life
- Informal
Repeat someone else's opinions without understanding them or adding your own
- Informal
To ask someone for ideas or advice about something they know well
- Offensive
To squeeze someone's bottom playfully to show affection or flirt
To try to persuade a top employee from another company to work for you
- Offensive
To help someone out of a dangerous or very bad situation at the last moment
Compounds
A small movement of the head to one side that shows curiosity or confusion
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Someone's here is a short form of someone is, where the 's stands for 'is', just like in he's late. So, someone's calling means 'someone is calling'.