Practically and Some

adverb

• Almost; nearly.
  • usage: "practically the first thing I saw when I got off the train"; "he was practically the only guest at the party"; "there was practically no garden at all"
• In a practical manner.
  • usage: "practically orientated institutions such as business schools"; "a brilliant man but so practically inept that he needed help to cross the road safely"
• Degree adverb used before a noun phrase. ( for all practical purposes but not completely)
  • usage: "much the same thing happened every time"; "practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god"
  • synonyms: much

• (adv.) By means of practice or use; by experience or experiment; as, practically wise or skillful; practically acquainted with a subject.
• (adv.) In a practical way; not theoretically; really; as, to look at things practically; practically worthless.
• (adv.) In practice or use; as, a medicine practically safe; theoretically wrong, but practically right.
• (adv.) Almost.

adjective

• Quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity.
  • usage: "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper"
• Relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent.
  • usage: "we talked for some time"; "he was still some distance away"
• Relatively many but unspecified in number.
  • usage: "they were here for some weeks"; "we did not meet again for some years"
• Remarkable.
  • usage: "that was some party"; "she is some skier"

adverb

• Of quantities. ( imprecise but fairly close to correct)
  • usage: "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3, 000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"
  • synonyms: approximately, about, close to, just about, roughly, more or less, around, or so

• (a.) A certain; one; -- indicating a person, thing, event, etc., as not known individually or designated more specifically; as, some man, that is, some one man.
• (a.) Certain; those of one part or portion; -- in distinct from other or others; as, some men believe one thing, and others another.
• (a.) About; near; more or less; -- used commonly with numerals, but formerly also with a singular substantive of time or distance; as, a village of some eighty houses; some two or three persons; some hour hence.
• (a.) Considerable in number or quality.
• (a.) A part; a portion; -- used pronominally, and followed sometimes by of; as, some of our provisions.
• (a.) Not much; a little; moderate; as, the censure was to some extent just.
• (a.) Consisting of a greater or less portion or sum; composed of a quantity or number which is not stated; -- used to express an indefinite quantity or number; as, some wine; some water; some persons. Used also pronominally; as, I have some.