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[ˈsʌmθɪŋ]

pronoun

1) used for referring to a thing, idea, fact etc when you do not know or do not say exactly what it is

I need to buy something for Ted's birthday.[/ex]

Would you like something to drink?[/ex]

Be quiet – I have something important to tell you.[/ex]

Jake looks pale – is there something wrong with him?[/ex]

I'd love to quit my job and do something else with my life.[/ex]

Why doesn't the government do something about fuel prices?[/ex]

We should call or something and make sure she's all right.[/ex]

He's always complaining about something or other.[/ex]

2) used for giving a description or amount that is not exact

The house looks something like a castle.[/ex]

A small house in the area costs something around £80, 000.[/ex]

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be/have something to do with sth — used for saying that something is related to something else[/ex]

I can't always open my emails - it has something to do with the type of attachment they come with.[/ex]

be really/quite something — spoken to be very impressive[/ex]

What Noreen's done with the business is quite something.[/ex]

be something of a — 1) used for showing that you are not being very definite in a description[/ex]

Woods's performance in the tournament was something of a disappointment.[/ex]

— 2) used for emphasizing that someone is fairly good at something

My grandmother was something of a poet.[/ex]

that's something — spoken used for saying that one fact is good, although the general situation is not good[/ex]

'I've only enough money for basic necessities.' 'Well, that's something.'[/ex]

there is something about — used for saying that someone or something has a particular quality but that you are not certain what it is[/ex]

There was something about his face that reminded me of my uncle.[/ex]

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