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I. some·thing [ˈsʌm(p)θɪŋ] PRON indef

1. something (unspecified thing, situation, action):

something
there's something sharp in my shoe
I need something to write with
we stopped for something to eat
is there something you'd like to say?
something else
something a little stronger
to get something for nothing
to do something [about sb/sth]
to have [got] something to do with sb/sth
etwas mit jdm/etw zu tun haben

2. something (outstanding person, thing, quality,):

something
that's something
to be really [or quite]something approv inf
as a violinist, she's really something
to make something of oneself

3. something (not exact):

he always was something of a moaner
it was something of a surprise
the building materials cost something under $4,500
inf she works for a bank or something
hey, are you drunk or something?
something like ...
something like ...
in etwa wie ...
something like [or inf around] ...
um die ...

Phrases:

to be something else
to have something going on with sb
etwas mit jdm haben inf
to have [got] something there
there's something in sth
an etw dat ist etwas dran

II. some·thing [ˈsʌm(p)θɪŋ] ADV inv inf (very)

something
my back hurts something terrible

III. some·thing [ˈsʌm(p)θɪŋ] N

something
Etwas nt <->
the certain something
a little something
time for a little something

lit·tle ˈsome·thing N

1. little something FOOD:

little something
Betthupferl nt <-s, -> SGer, A
little something
Bettmümpfeli nt <-s, -> CH

2. little something (present):

little something
Kleinigkeit <-, -en>

twen·ty-some·thing [ˈtwentisʌm(p)θɪŋ] N modifier

twenty-something

do-something case INFRASTR, THEOR MODEL, APPRAIS

do-something case
OpenDict entry

thirty-something N

the thirty-something crowd
the thirty-something crowd