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something
[suhm-thing]
pronoun
some thing; a certain undetermined or unspecified thing.
Something is wrong there.
Something's happening.
an additional amount, as of cents or minutes, that is unknown, unspecified, or forgotten.
He charged me ten something for the hat.
Our train gets in at two something.
noun
Informal.a person or thing of some value or consequence.
He is really something!
This writer has something to say and she says it well.
adverb
in some degree; to some extent; somewhat.
Informal.to a high or extreme degree; quite.
He took on something fierce about my tardiness.
something
1/ ˈʌθɪŋ /
pronoun
an unspecified or unknown thing; some thing
he knows something you don't
take something warm with you
an unspecified or unknown amount; bit
something less than a hundred
an impressive or important person, thing, or event
isn't that something?
a remarkable person or thing
one unspecified thing or an alternative thing
adverb
to some degree; a little; somewhat
to look something like me
informal(foll by an adjective) (intensifier)
it hurts something awful
-something
2combining form
a person whose age can be approximately expressed by a specified decade
( as modifier )
the thirtysomething market
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of something1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of something1
Idioms and Phrases
- (something) or other
- buy something
- get (have) something on someone
- get something straight
- have something against
- hold (something) over
- hold something against
- look like something the cat dragged in
- make something of
- not put something past one
- on the ball, have something
- pull something on
- start something
- take something
- you know something
Example Sentences
Then there’s something called character.
Johanna Rytting Kaneryd says Sweden can go "the whole way" at Euro 2025 because "there is something different" about this squad.
"When you've got a grey wall and you paint something colourful, it makes people smile."
"It's more popular online because everybody's online, it's easily accessible. Every 10 scrolls on TikTok is something Love Island-related, so you can't really avoid it."
"It will be based on viral moments and whether they do something big that becomes a meme or a social media moment."
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