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some⋅thing

  [suhm-thing]
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–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:
bef. 1000; ME, OE sum thing. See some, thing 1
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some·thing   (sŭm'thĭng)   
pron.  

  1. An undetermined or unspecified thing: "We're all recalling something, furtively seeking something" (Virginia Woolf).

  2. An unspecified or undetermined amount or extent: We know something about the early settlers in this area.

  3. One having some or many of the same attributes, character, or essence as another: Trying to fix the computer myself was something of a mistake.

n.  

  1. A remarkable or important thing or person: He thinks he is something in that uniform.

  2. One who falls into a specified age range. Often used in combination: fortysomethings who attended their class reunion.

adj.  Of, relating to, or being a member of a specified age range. Often used in combination: "the lives and loves of hip, twentysomething city dwellers" (Joseph P. Kahn).
adv.  

  1. A little; somewhat: She looks something like her mother.

  2. Informal To an extreme degree: He drinks something fierce.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Idioms & Phrases

something

In addition to the idioms beginning with something, 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® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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