Definition of something. in English English dictionary
- summat
Why go all the way to find summat that ain’t there?.
- s.t
- Me.
- Maine, as used in case citations
- Someone.
- so
- her.
- hor
- his.
- hisn
An' every feller felt ez though all Mexico wuz hisn. — Walter C. Bronson.
- it.
- i'
- me.
- us
Give us your fuckin' wallet!.
- me.
- uz
- me.
- mee
For it hath Cow'd my better part of man:.
- s.o.
- significant other
- somebody.
- sbd
- someone.
- s.o
- something
- An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing
I have a feeling something good is going to happen today.
- something
- A talent or quality that is difficult to specify
She has a certain something.
- something
- 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)
She wiped something with a cloth, wiped at the wall shelf, and put the something on it, clinking glass.
- something
- To a high degree
- something
- A quality to a moderate degree
The performance was something of a disappointment.
- something
- Applied to an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song
Oh how we somethinged on the hmmm hmm we were wed. Dear, was I ever on the stage?”.
- something
- an important person; a somebody
He looks a something behind that big desk.
- something
- Somebody or something who is superlative in some way
She's really something. I can't believe she would do such a mean thing.
- something
- Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify
- that.
- as
I don't see as I can be of any help.
- that.
- dat
- their.
- thor
- them.
- thame
- this.
- dis
That is not a discovery, everybody knows it!
- This is not a discovery, everybody knows it!
The doctor said that this disease is unhealable.
- The doctor said that this sickness is irremediable.
- us.
- wi
Are yee commin with wi or not?.
- you.
- j00
You think you’re elite? (you think you’re awesome?).
- you.
- u
Take me with u.
- you.
- your ass
Why is your ass always so late?.
- you.
- your Honor
The numbers of the French have been greatly magnified, as your Honor may see by a copy of the enclosed journal of a person, whom I sent out to gain intelligence.
- you.
- yees
- you.
- yer
'Still, yer got nice looks,' said Ella.
- you.
- yuh
- you.
- your grace
- your.
- yr
- your.
- yer
'Make yer way down to the station,' he said.
- your.
- ur
- something
- {a} rather
- something
- {n} more or less, part
- something
- somewhat; to a degree
- something
- A person or thing importance
- something
- pron. some object, unspecified item; certain amount, some unknown quantity (i.e. twenty-something)
- something
- You use something to refer to a thing, situation, event, or idea, without saying exactly what it is. He realized right away that there was something wrong There was something vaguely familiar about him The garden was something special `You said there was something you wanted to ask me,' he said politely There was something in her attitude that bothered him
- something
- If you say that a thing is something of a disappointment, you mean that it is quite disappointing. If you say that a person is something of an artist, you mean that they are quite good at art. The city proved to be something of a disappointment She received something of a surprise when Robert said that he was coming to New York
- something
- In some degree; somewhat; to some extent; at some distance
- something
- You can use something to say that the description or amount that you are giving is not exact. Clive made a noise, something like a grunt There was something around a thousand dollars in the office strong box Their membership seems to have risen to something over 10,000
- something
- something like: see like
- something
- vagueness You use something in expressions such as `or something' and `or something like that' to indicate that you are referring to something similar to what you have just mentioned but you are not being exact. This guy, his name was Briarly or Beardly or something The air fare was about a hundred and ninety-nine pounds or something like that
- something
- If you say that a person or thing is something or is really something, you mean that you are very impressed by them. The doors here are really something, all made of good wood like mahogany
- something
- a thing of some kind; "is there something you want?"
- something
- {i} some object, unspecified object; special or remarkable person or thing (Informal)
- something
- a thing of some kind; "is there something you want?
- something
- An object whose nature is yet to be defined
- something
- 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)
- something
- Anything unknown, undetermined, or not specifically designated; a certain indefinite thing; an indeterminate or unknown event; an unspecified task, work, or thing
- something
- You can use something in expressions like `that's something' when you think that a situation is not very good but is better that it might have been. Well, at least he was in town. That was something
- something
- If you say that there is something in an idea or suggestion, you mean that it is quite good and should be considered seriously. Christianity has stood the test of time, so there must be something in it Could there be something in what he said?
- something
- A part; a portion, more or less; an indefinite quantity or degree; a little
- something
- to a certain extent, somewhat; quite, to an extreme degree
- something
- somewhat
Although this chap came into the world in a somewhat impudent fashion, before he was sent for, his mother was pretty; we had fun making him, and the illegitimate fellow must be acknowledged.
- Though this knave came something saucily into the world before he was sent for, yet was his mother fair; there was good sport at his making, and the whoreson must be acknowledged.
