pronoun, adverb
pronoun
1 a thing that is not known or mentioned by name:
We stopped for something to eat. * Give me something to do. * There's something wrong with the TV. * There's something about this place that frightens me. * Don't just stand there. Do something! * His name is Alan something (= I don't know his other name). * She's a professor of something or other (= I'm not sure what) at Leeds. * He's something in (= has a job connected with) television. * The car hit a tree or something. * I could just eat a little something.
HELPNOTE The difference between something and anything is the same as the difference between some and any. Look at the notes there.
2 (informal) a thing that is thought to be important or worth taking notice of:
There's something in (= some truth or some fact or opinion worth considering in) what he says. * It's quite something (= a thing that you should feel happy about) to have a job at all these days. * 'We should finish by tomorrow.' 'That's something (= a good thing), anyway.'
3 (informal) used to show that a description or an amount, etc. is not exact:
She called at something after ten o'clock. * a new comedy aimed at thirty-somethings (= people between thirty and forty years old) * It tastes something like melon. * They pay six pounds an hour. Something like that. * She found herself something of a (= to some degree a) celebrity. * The programme's something to do with (= in some way about) the environment. * He gave her a wry look, something between amusement and regret.
IDIOMS
something else
1 a different thing; another thing:
He said something else that I thought was interesting.
2 (informal) a person, a thing or an event that is much better than others of a similar type:
I've seen some fine players, but she's something else.
adverb (non-standard) used with an adjective to emphasize a statement:
She was swearing something terrible.
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