algum — meaning in English

English meaning

• any det Used to refer to one or some of a thing, without specifying which, especially in questions and negatives.
• one num The number 1; the first positive whole number.
• some determiner An unspecified but limited amount or number of something.

Senses

algum is used for these senses in English:

• any (negative polarity item, or, interrogative, chiefly with plural or uncountable nouns) One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of.
• one Used for emphasis in place of a
• some (stressed) A certain, an unspecified or unknown.
• some A certain number, at least two.

any — full definition

1. det Used to refer to one or some of a thing, without specifying which, especially in questions and negatives.
2. det No matter which one; every single one, without exception.
3. adv At all; to any extent (used to intensify a comparison, usually negative).
4. pron Any person or thing at all, unspecified.

one — full definition

1. num The number 1; the first positive whole number.
2. pron A single unspecified person or thing.
3. adj Single; sole; the only one.

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