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something

[ suhm-thing ]

pronoun

  1. some thing; a certain undetermined or unspecified thing:

    Something is wrong there.

    Something's happening.

  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. in some degree; to some extent; somewhat.
  2. Informal. to a high or extreme degree; quite:

    He took on something fierce about my tardiness.

something

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pronoun

  1. an unspecified or unknown thing; some thing

    take something warm with you

    he knows something you don't

  2. an unspecified or unknown amount; bit

    something less than a hundred

  3. an impressive or important person, thing, or event

    isn't that something?

  4. something else
    a remarkable person or thing
  5. something or other
    one unspecified thing or an alternative thing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. to some degree; a little; somewhat

    to look something like me

  2. informal.
    foll by an adjective (intensifier)

    it hurts something awful

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

-something

2

combining form

    1. a person whose age can be approximately expressed by a specified decade
    2. ( as modifier )

      the thirtysomething market

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of something1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English sum thing; some, thing 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of something1

C20: from the US television series thirtysomething
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Idioms and Phrases

  • buy something
  • get (have) something on someone
  • get something straight
  • have something against
  • hold something against
  • hold (something) over
  • look like something the cat dragged in
  • make something of
  • not put something past one
  • on the ball, have something
  • (something) or other
  • pull something on
  • start something
  • take something
  • you know something
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Example Sentences

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Ms Dali said she was walking away with something even more valuable - self-confidence: "I didn't win, but I feel proud. This is who I am."

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Prof White says now is the time to build on these foundations – something a national men's health strategy is vital for.

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The 40-year-old added: "It is something we probably think about most days, if not every day."

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There is something bigger here.

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Adeleye pointed out something similar happened to him in a defeat by Fabio Wardley in 2023, adding: "You know what they say, swings and roundabouts."

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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