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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She said it was accepted that what had started in 2019 as a "misguided wish" on the part of the defendant to help friends and family then "snowballed" into something far larger.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
By aligning with the government, the company has secured something far more valuable than a $100 million injection—a seat at the table as the U.S. races to onshore its quantum future.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
But so far his approval ratings show something more closely resembling the opposite.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
“So that is something I really look forward to.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
But something tells me there’s nothing in her Prada backpack that can make this better.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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