something
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WSomething
- Something is an indefinite pronoun. It may refer to:
- NounPLsomethingsSUF-ing
- An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
- From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. [ …]   But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip.
- 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).
- An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
- 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.
- COL (of someone or something) A quality to a moderate degree.
- The performance was something of a disappointment.
- That child is something of a genius.
- COL (of a person) A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.
- She has a certain something.
- COL (often with really) Somebody or something who is superlative in some way.
- He's really something! I've never heard such a great voice.
- She's really something. I can't believe she would do such a mean thing.
- An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
- VerbSGsomethingsPRsomethingingPT, PPsomethinged
- Adjective
- Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.
- Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.
- Adverb
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- But Sunderland fans fearing the worst finally had something to cheer when in the fourth of five minutes of stoppage time Gyan stood at the right place at the right time.
- Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around.
- Are you going to do something about it, or are you just going to piss and moan?
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Something about the way he said that made me just bust a gut: I practically died laughing!
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- This gives me hope for a technological cure for spendthriftness: a credit card that would remind you of your outstanding balance every time you started to buy something.
- Bup bup bup! Don't go just yet. You forgot something.
- Her name is on the tip of my tongue; it could be Kathy or Karen or something.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of something in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Uncomparable adjectives
- Uncomparable adjectives
- Adverbs
- Degree adverbs
- Uncomparable adverbs
- Degree adverbs
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Pronouns
- Third person pronouns
- Indefinite pronouns
- Third person pronouns
- Verbs
- Adjectives
- en somethings
- en somethinged
- en somethingth
- en something's
- en somethinging
Source: Wiktionary

