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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

something

[ˈsɐm(p)θɪŋ]

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.81 in modern English

Syllables
some-thing
IPA
[ˈsɐm(p)θɪŋ]
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.

pron

A quality to a moderate degree.

Colloquial

pron

A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.

Colloquial

pron

Somebody who or something that is superlative or notable in some way.

Colloquial

adj

Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.

adv

Somewhat; to a degree.

adv

Used to adverbialise a following adjective

Colloquial

verb

Designates an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: [ˈsɐm(p)θɪŋ]
  • British English: [ˈsɐm(p)θɪŋ]

Usage

Inflected Forms

somthing (alternative, obsolete) sumthing (alternative, pronunciation spelling) somethang (alternative, pronunciation spelling) sumfin (alternative, pronunciation spelling) sumfin' (alternative, pronunciation spelling) sumn (alternative, pronunciation spelling) sumpin (alternative, pronunciation spelling) sumting (alternative, pronunciation spelling) sumthang (alternative, pronunciation spelling) sumfink (alternative, pronunciation spelling) sth (alternative, abbreviation) sth. (alternative, abbreviation)

Derived Forms

somethingburger Somethingism somethingness somethingth

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

Frequently Paired Words

anything everything nothing somebody someone -something -somethingth somewhere

Synonyms

sth je ne sais quoi

Rhymes With

twentysomething being thing bring thinking king spring ring wing sing string swing

Questions

How do you pronounce something?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˈsɐm(p)θɪŋ].
What does something mean?
An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
Where does something come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce something

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