something

Meaning

Pron

1. An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
2. (colloquial) A quality to a moderate degree.
3. (colloquial) A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.
4. (colloquial) Somebody who or something that is superlative or notable in some way.

Adj

Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.

Adv

1. Somewhat; to a degree.
2. (colloquial) Used to adverbialise a following adjective

Verb

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

Noun

1. An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
2. 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).

Concepts

something

anything

thing

what

somebody

someone

a little

from

for

some things

of

some

somewhat

be

any

whatever

item

object

stuff

little

whatsoever

off

veer

report

transport

oneself

somewhere

affair

article

business

case

issue

matter

question

subject

together with someone

toward someone

unit

for some reason

everything

few

small quantity

sometimes

anything at all

event

portion

aught

other

certain things

things

various things

what-do-you-call-it

so-and-so

one

come

derive

descend

descended

originate

source

spring

go

stray

digress

abandon

away

deviate

to

get away

quit

get

rid

fashion

go out

style

at

bark

paint a sullen picture

paint a grim picture

draw a sombre picture

paint a lugubrious picture

paint a sombre picture

paint a saturnine picture

paint a dire picture

paint a bleak picture

paint a dreary picture

paint a morbid picture

draw a lugubrious picture

paint a gloomy picture

paint a somber picture

paint a seamy picture

paint a dismal picture

draw a somber picture

paint a drab picture

up

a

coherent

give

shape

move

transfer

transmit

account

accountable

answer

draw

in charge

responsible

fuck up

mess up

muck up

spoil

wreck

as

consider

see

busy

romp around

with

something unexpected

something or other

this and that

lead

that which

facing

who

all

marginally

mildly

slenderly

nothing

what for

indeed

bit

possession

Hyphenated as

some‧thing

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsʌm.θɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English somþyng, some-thing, som thing, sum thinge, sum þinge, from Old English sum þing (literally “some thing”), equivalent to some + thing. Compare Old English āwiht (“something”, literally “some thing, any thing”), Swedish någonting (“something”, literally “some thing, any thing”).

Sentences

Why don't you say something ?