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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.”
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Something (pronoun)
A quality to a moderate degree.
“The performance was something of a disappointment.”
“That child is something of a genius.”
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Something (pronoun)
A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.
“She has a certain something.”
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Something (pronoun)
Somebody or something who is superlative 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.”
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Something (adjective)
Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.
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Something (adverb)
Somewhat; to a degree.
“The baby looks something like his father.”
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Something (adverb)
To a high degree.
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Something (verb)
Applied to an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song.
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Something (noun)
An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
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Something (noun)
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).
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Somethings (noun)
plural of something