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Dictionary: some·thing   (sŭm'thĭng) pronunciation
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pron.
  1. An undetermined or unspecified thing: "We're all recalling something, furtively seeking something" (Virginia Woolf).
  2. An unspecified or undetermined amount or extent: We know something about the early settlers in this area.
  3. One having some or many of the same attributes, character, or essence as another: Trying to fix the computer myself was something of a mistake.
n.
  1. A remarkable or important thing or person: He thinks he is something in that uniform.
  2. One who falls into a specified age range. Often used in combination: fortysomethings who attended their class reunion.
adj.
Of, relating to, or being a member of a specified age range. Often used in combination: "the lives and loves of hip, twentysomething city dwellers" (Joseph P. Kahn).

adv.
  1. A little; somewhat: She looks something like her mother.
  2. Informal. To an extreme degree: He drinks something fierce.
idiom:

something else Informal.

  1. One that is very special or quite remarkable: Her new film is something else.


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noun

    One that exists independently: being, entity, existence, existent, individual, object, thing. See be, thing.

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Definition: entity
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A thing that is not named or known.

pronunciation The great essentials of happiness are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. — Unknown.

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Dansk (Danish)
pron. - noget, et eller andet
adv. - noget
n. - noget

idioms:

  • or something    eller sådan noget
  • see something of    se lidt til
  • something else    noget andet
  • something in    noget i
  • something like    noget i retning af
  • something of    noget af

Nederlands (Dutch)
iets, wat

Français (French)
pron. - quelque chose, quelque chose (chose d'importance), quelque chose/et quelques (qch oublié ou pas connu), quelque chose comme ça, ou quoi
adv. - un peu, environ, sans s'arrêter/beaucoup
n. - personne ou chose remarquable/importante

idioms:

  • or something    ou quelque chose dans ce genre-là, ou quelque chose comme ça
  • see something of    voir quelque chose de
  • something else    quelque chose d'autre
  • something like    quelque chose comme
  • something of    assez, plutôt
  • there is something in that    il y a du vrai dans

Deutsch (German)
pron. - etwas
adv. - etwas
n. - Irgendetwas

idioms:

  • or something    oder sowas
  • see something of    etwas sehen von
  • something else    etwas anderes
  • something like    etwa wie
  • something of    etwas von
  • there is something in that    es gibt was Wichtiges darin

Ελληνική (Greek)
pron. - κάτι
adv. - (απαρχ.) κάπως, σε κάποιο βαθμό ή μέτρο

idioms:

  • or something    ή κάτι τέτοιο
  • see something of    βλέπω που και που
  • something else    (το) κάτι άλλο
  • something in    κάτι από
  • something like    κάτι σαν, περίπου
  • something of    κάτι σαν, κάπως

Italiano (Italian)
qualcosa

idioms:

  • or something    o qualcos'altro
  • see something of    vedere un po' di
  • something else    qualcos'altro, speciale, particolare
  • something in    qualcosa in
  • something of    qualcosa di

Português (Portuguese)
pron. - algo
adv. - um tanto, de certo modo

idioms:

  • or something    ou algo
  • see something of    ver um pouco de
  • something else    outra coisa
  • something in    algo em
  • something of    algo de

Русский (Russian)
что-то, кое-что, что-нибудь, что-то вроде, нечто важное, приблизительно, несколько, немного, какая-либо должность, важная персона, имярек

idioms:

  • or something    или что-то вроде этого
  • see something of    изредка видеться с кем-л.
  • something else    еще что-нибудь, нечто особенное, незаурядная личность
  • something in    в этом (что-то есть)
  • something of    в какой-то степени, нечто вроде

Español (Spanish)
pron. - algo, alguna cosa
adv. - más de
n. - algo, alguna cosa, persona o cosa de importancia

idioms:

  • or something    o algo por el estilo, o algo así
  • see something of    ver a alguien de vez en cuando
  • something else    y hay otra cosa, algo más, algo extraordinario
  • something like    algo así como...
  • something of    algo de
  • there is something in that    hay algo de verdad en eso, vale la pena considerarlo

Svenska (Swedish)
pron. - något, någonting
adv. - något litet, tämligen, i någon mån, något

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
某事, 某物, 几分, 有点, 很, 大约, 非常, 重要的人, 有某种特质的人, 值得重视的人, 少量

idioms:

  • see something of    看到一些
  • something else    别的东西
  • something in    在...有道理
  • something like    有点像..., 接近, 大约
  • something of    多少有点

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
pron. - 某事, 某物
adv. - 幾分, 有點, 很, 大約, 非常
n. - 重要的人, 有某種特質的人, 值得重視的人, 少量

idioms:

  • see something of    看到一些
  • something else    別的東西
  • something in    在...有道理
  • something like    有點像..., 接近, 大約
  • something of    多少有點

한국어 (Korean)
pron. - 무언가, 얼마 가량, 약간
adv. - 얼마쯤, 다소, 매우
n. - 꽤 가치 있는 사람, 귀중한 것, 어떤 것

idioms:

  • see something of    얼마간 ~을 알다, ~와 다소 상종하다, ~을 가끔 만나다
  • something in    (생각 등이) 좋아서 고려해야 할

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - いくぶん, 少し
pron. - 何か, あるもの, 多少のこと, 幾らか, 重要なもの, ひとかどの人物

idioms:

  • carry/take something to extremes    事をやり過ぎる
  • get something off one's chest    胸中を打ち明けて心の重荷をおろす
  • get something out of one's system    捨て去る, 自由になる
  • get something straight    あることを明らかにする
  • keep/hold something at bay    寄せ付けない
  • let something rest    ある話題について話すのを止める
  • let something run its course    やりたいようにさせる
  • let something slide    放っておく
  • let something take its course    成り行きに任せる
  • make something your own    自分のものにする
  • or something    …か何か
  • something else    何かほかのもの
  • something for nothing    無料で
  • something has someone's number on it    殺すよう定められている
  • something in    ~の何か
  • something is up    上がる
  • something like    何だか…のような, およそ, 相当な
  • something of    いくらか
  • stand/turn something on its head    曲解する
  • take something as gospel    完全に正しいと思う
  • take something as read    額面通りに受け取る
  • take something hard    激怒する
  • take something in (one's) stride    楽々やり遂げる
  • take something in hand    引き受ける, 処理する
  • take something lying down    甘んじて受ける
  • take something personally    個人あてと思う
  • take something with a pinch of salt    話半分で聞く
  • take to something like a duck to water    好む
  • the run of something    接触を保つ
  • to have heard something before    以前聞いたことがある
  • up to something    ~までどおりの~に耐える, ~次第の, ~に従事して, 用意ができて

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ضمير) شيء ما (ظرف) ألى حد ما‏

עברית (Hebrew)
pron. - ‮משהו, משהו חשוב, מישהו חשוב‬
adv. - ‮במידה כלשהי (מיושן)‬
n. - ‮משהו, משהו חשוב, מישהו חשוב‬


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