something

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[ˈsɐm̥(p)θɪŋ]

pron 4adv 2noun 2adj 1verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

behind, big, dark, different, done, good, little, rusty

I felt like something was different about her when she walked in that morning.

VERB + SOMETHING

buy, don't, feeling, find, forgotten, get, helps, know

I've been feeling something strange ever since I arrived at the old house.

SOMETHING + NOUN

anyone, father, i'd, it's, lucy

Lucy said something important that completely changed how I thought about the situation.

PREP.

in, into, with, with

I need to write a sentence using "something" with one of the prepositions (in, into, with, with). Let me create a natural, everyday sentence with "something" and one of these prepositions: She was always getting into something at school, whether it was

ADV.

totally, wistfully

She stared wistfully at something in the distance, lost in thought.

Definitions

pron

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.

A quality to a moderate degree.

The performance was something of a disappointment.

That child is something of a genius.

A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.

She has a certain something.

Somebody who or something that is superlative or notable in some way.

He's really something! I've never heard such a great voice.

She's quite something. I can't believe she would do such a mean thing.

adj

Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.

"Very poetic." They came to a halt before the outer door. "It's very something," Rusty said wistfully. "How do you do it?"

"It's very — it's very something," said Lucy. "It's a kind of love-letter, isn't it?"

adv

Somewhat; to a degree.

The baby looks something like his father.

Angelo. Yet giue leaue (my Lord,) That we may bring you something on the way

Used to adverbialise a following adjective

I miss them something terrible/rotten. (I miss them terribly)

You can't thrash when you have rheumatic fever – though you want to something awful, Mrs. White says.

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

I must have forgotten to pack something, but I can't think what.

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I have something for you in my bag.

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I have a feeling something good is going to happen today.

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"Very poetic." They came to a halt before the outer door. "It's very something," Rusty said wistfully. "How do you do it?"

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"It's very — it's very something," said Lucy. "It's a kind of love-letter, isn't it?"

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If it isn't large, I certainly can't say it's small. But it's very something.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, something is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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