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something

so·met·hing

UK/ˈsʌm.θɪŋ/ US/ˈsɐm(p)θɪŋ/ very common

noun

1.

a thing of some kind

  • “is there something you want?”

Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • a little of something goes a long way
  • be onto something
  • give someone something to think about
  • leave something to be desired
  • look like something the cat brought in
  • look like something the cat dragged in
  • look like something the cat's dragged in
  • make something of

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