Something - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsʌmθɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word something
Brit.  |ˈsʌmθɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word something

pronoun

- An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
I must have forgotten to pack something, but I can't think what.
I have something for you in my bag.
I have a feeling something good is going to happen today.
- (colloquial, of someone or something) A quality to a moderate degree.
The performance was something of a disappointment.
That child is something of a genius.
- (colloquial, of a person) A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.
She has a certain something.
- (colloquial, often with really) Somebody or something who is superlative in some way.
He's really something! I've never heard such a great voice.
She's really something. I can't believe she would do such a mean thing.

adjective

- Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.

adverb

- (degree) Somewhat; to a degree.
The baby looks something like his father.
- (degree, colloquial) To a high degree.

verb

- Applied to an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song.

noun

- An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
- An object whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g., from words of a song. Also used to refer to an object earlier indefinitely referred to as 'something' (pronoun sense).

suffix

- Indicating approximation, as in a range of numbers.
He lives at 2-something fifty-something street and he looks like he's thirty-something.

Extra examples

Something came in the mail for you.

I thought I heard something outside.

He said something that really bothered me.

I started to say something but she interrupted me.

I have something to tell you.

There's something wrong with my car.

Something is going on at the school, but I don't know what.

She thinks she's really something ever since her promotion.

The total repairs cost something over $300.

The movie was something like what I expected.

I knew he was up to something.

I felt there was a little something wanting.

Come in and have a glass of something.

Martha is really something to see now.

He is something of an artist.

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