something

[ suhm-thing ]

/ ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ /

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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.

Origin of something

before 1000; Middle English, Old English sum thing.See some, thing¹

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British Dictionary definitions for something (1 of 2)

something

/ (ˈsʌmθɪŋ) /

pronoun

an unspecified or unknown thing; some thinghe knows something you don't; take something warm with you

an unspecified or unknown amount; bitsomething less than a hundred

an impressive or important person, thing, or eventisn't that something?

something else a remarkable person or thing

something or other one unspecified thing or an alternative thing

adverb

to some degree; a little; somewhatto look something like me

(foll by an adjective) informal (intensifier)it hurts something awful

British Dictionary definitions for something (2 of 2)

-something

n combining form

a person whose age can be approximately expressed by a specified decade
(as modifier)the thirtysomething market

Word Origin for -something

C20: from the US television series thirtysomething

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Idioms and Phrases with something

something

In addition to the idioms beginning with something

something else
something else again
something in the wind
something like
something of a
something or other
something tells me
something thing, a

also see:

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

单词	something
释义	something [ suhm-thing ] / ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR something ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of something before 1000; Middle English, Old English sum thing.See some, thing¹ Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for something (1 of 2) something / (ˈsʌmθɪŋ) / pronoun an unspecified or unknown thing; some thinghe knows something you don't; take something warm with you an unspecified or unknown amount; bitsomething less than a hundred an impressive or important person, thing, or eventisn't that something? something else a remarkable person or thing something or other one unspecified thing or an alternative thing adverb to some degree; a little; somewhatto look something like me (foll by an adjective) informal (intensifier)it hurts something awful British Dictionary definitions for something (2 of 2) -something n combining form a person whose age can be approximately expressed by a specified decade (as modifier)the thirtysomething market Word Origin for -something C20: from the US television series thirtysomething 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 Idioms and Phrases with something something In addition to the idioms beginning with something something else something else again something in the wind something like something of a something or other something tells me something thing, a also see: 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 ? The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to something thing, object, article, being, commodity, existence, individual, substance, existent
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something

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