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.
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.’
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.
to be successful in life
a different thing; another thing
He said something else that I thought was interesting.
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.
used with an adjective to emphasize a statement
She was swearing something terrible.
