some·thing

[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
3.
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
4.
in some degree; to some extent; somewhat.
5.
Informal. to a high or extreme degree; quite: He took on something fierce about my tardiness.

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

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something (ˈsʌmθɪŋ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
pron
1.  an unspecified or unknown thing; some thing: he knows something you don't; take something warm with you
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
 
adv
6.  to some degree; a little; somewhat: to look something like me
7.  informal (foll by an adjective) (intensifier): it hurts something awful

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Example sentences
Something must have happened here long ago, and drawn him to this place.
Other discoveries in astronomy have since reinforced this view that something
  is missing.
You're building something of value this year, and now's a good time to stand
  back for a moment and appreciate it.
It's also the idea that a group of people in an ordinary hospital could do
  something so enormously complex.
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