something
About 209.43 uses per million words.
Meaning
- pronoun An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
I must have forgotten to pack something, but I can't think what.
- pronoun A quality to a moderate degree.
The performance was something of a disappointment.
- pronoun A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.
She has a certain something.
- pronoun Somebody who or something that is superlative or notable in some way.
He's really something! I've never heard such a great voice.
- adjective Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.
- adverb Somewhat; to a degree.
The baby looks something like his father.
- adverb Used to adverbialise a following adjective
I miss them something terrible/rotten. (I miss them terribly)
- verb Designates an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song.
Similar words
entity unbelievable incredible somehow someone none thingy nothing somewhat problem
Often followed by
to that of like else about in more which
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