pronoun
something
SMTHIHNG
pronoun
1
An unspecified or unknown thing.
"There's something wrong with the printer."
"I need to tell you something important."
noun
1
A quality or talent that is hard to define but noticeable.
"She has that special something that makes audiences love her."
How to Use Something
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn unnamed thing, or an indefinable special quality someone or something has.
Word Forms
somethinged past tense, somethings plural, somethings singular
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Etymology
From Old English sum þing, literally "some thing".