something

present (v1)

something

past (v2)

somethinged

past participle (v3)

somethinged

present participle

somethinging

3rd person singular

somethings

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.

   • She was so something that she cried all the way home.
   • If it isn't large, I certainly can't say it's small. But it's very something.
   • "It's very, it's very something," said Lucy. "It's a kind of love-letter, isn't it?"

Pron

Pronoun

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A word that replaces or refers to a noun or noun phrase.

1. 1.An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.

   • I have something for you in my bag.
   • The answer to four down is P something T something Y.
   • I have a feeling something good is going to happen today.

2. 2.A quality to a moderate degree.(colloquial)

   • That child is something of a genius.
   • The performance was something of a disappointment.
   • Christensen, who also edited and co-wrote the film, is becoming something of a specialist in child horror, having launched his feature directorial career with the infant-themed Still/Born in 2017.

3. 3.A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.(colloquial)

   • She has a certain something.

4. 4.Somebody who or something that is superlative or notable in some way.(colloquial)

   • 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.
   • Some marmosets are less than six inches tall. , Well, isn't that something?

Adverb

Adverb

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A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

1. 1.Somewhat; to a degree.

   • The baby looks something like his father.

2. 2.Used to adverbialise a following adjective(colloquial)

   • You can't thrash when you have rheumatic fever – though you want to something awful, Mrs. White says.
   • Seeing him here, though, I all of a sudden feel more like I been gone from home three years, instead of three weeks, and I miss my people something fierce.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.Designates an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song.(colloquial)

Overall

Very common· #123

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Very common

General reading & writing

Very common

Academic

Rare

Literature

Common