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.
in some degree; to some extent; somewhat.
Informal. to a high or extreme degree; quite.
He took on something fierce about my tardiness.
an unspecified or unknown thing; some thing
he knows something you don't
take something warm with you
an unspecified or unknown amount; bit
something less than a hundred
an impressive or important person, thing, or event
isn't that something?
a remarkable person or thing
one unspecified thing or an alternative thing
to some degree; a little; somewhat
to look something like me
informal (foll by an adjective) (intensifier)
it hurts something awful
First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English sum thing; see some, thing 1
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But new research suggests they may struggle with something humans do every day: staying focused on the task at hand when distractions get in the way.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
At first, she was nervous about adding something so different from the other traditional lawns on her street.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
"This is a constituency with many issues and problems to address and it's being reduced to something very specific about offshore jobs," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
What’s smarter: flat fee, a percentage fee or something else?
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
There’s something about that number that screams adulthood.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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