Thing ˈsʌmθɪŋ I Pronoun Stopped Eat Give Wrong

• 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.

something

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.
2. 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. 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 nine 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.
4. to be successful in life
5. a different thing; another thing
• He said something else that I thought was interesting.
6. 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.

Word Origin

• Old English sum thing (see some, thing).