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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
some•thing /ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ/USA pronunciation   pron. 
  1. a certain thing not determined or specified:Something is wrong there. Tell me something; what do you think about this?
  2. (used with, or sometimes added to, a word referring to a number to indicate an additional amount, as of years, unknown, unspecified, or forgotten):We saw him thirty something years ago, I guess.
  3. (used for hesitation, or to express that an idea or comment is not exact or complete):I was thinking of joining a health club or something.

n. [uncountable]
  1. a person or thing of some importance or consequence:There's something to what you say. Look, you still have your health; that's something, isn't it?

adv. 
  1. in some degree;
    to some extent;
    somewhat:I saw a bird that was something like a crow.
  2. Informal Termsto a high or extreme degree:The kids started to act up something fierce!
Idioms
  1. something of, to some degree, extent, or amount:He was always something of a troublemaker.

Usage. The word something is used in sentences that are affirmative, while the word anything is used with negative phrases or in questions:I wish I had something to do. I don't have anything to do. Do you have anything for me to do?But the word something may be used in questions when the answer is expected to be "yes'':Can't something be done to help me?
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
some•thing  (sum′thing′),USA pronunciation pron. 
  1. some thing;
    a certain undetermined or unspecified thing:Something is wrong there. Something's happening.
  2. 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.

n. 
  1. Informal Termsa person or thing of some value or consequence:He is really something! This writer has something to say and she says it well.

adv. 
  1. in some degree;
    to some extent;
    somewhat.
  2. Informal Termsto a high or extreme degree;
    quite:He took on something fierce about my tardiness.
  • Middle English, Old English sum thing. See some, thing1 bef. 1000

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
something / ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
  1. an unspecified or unknown thing; some thing: he knows something you don't, take something warm with you
  2. an unspecified or unknown amount; bit: something less than a hundred
  3. an impressive or important person, thing, or event: isn't that something?
  4. something else ⇒ a remarkable person or thing
  5. something or other ⇒ one unspecified thing or an alternative thing
  1. to some degree; a little; somewhat: to look something like me
  2. (followed by an adjective) (intensifier): it hurts something awful
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
-something
  1. a person whose age can be approximately expressed by a specified decade
  2. (as modifier): the thirty-something market
Etymology: 20th Century: from the US television series thirtysomething
'something extra' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bonus - dividend - extra - kicker - pilon - throw in

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