A1adverb · frequent

something

some·thing

Somewhat; to a degreeSomewhat; to a degree.

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/ˈsʌm.θɪŋ/

» It's not something anyone can do.

Das ist nichts, was jeder Beliebige tun kann. — MUIRIEL

Это не то, что может сделать каждый. — al_ex_an_der

Это не всем под силу. — marafon

Это не каждому под силу. — marafon

Це не те, що може зробити кожен. — deniko

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Meaning

2 senses

(not comparable)Somewhat; to a degree.
The baby looks something like his father.
(colloquial, especially, not comparable)Used to adverbialise a following adjective
I miss them something terrible/rotten. (I miss them terribly)

Examples

16308 sentences

It's not something anyone can do.
Це не те, що може зробити кожен. — deniko
ruЭто не то, что может сделать каждый. — al_ex_an_der
deDas ist nichts, was jeder Beliebige tun kann. — MUIRIEL
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Would you like something to drink?
Ви б хотіли чогось випити? — deniko
ruНе хотите ли чего-нибудь выпить? — marafon
deWillst du etwas zum Trinken? — MUIRIEL
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I have something to tell you.
Мені потрібно тобі щось сказати. — deniko
ruМне надо тебе кое-что сказать. — marafon
deIch habe dir etwas zu sagen. — Haehnchenpaella
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I want something cold to drink.
Я хочу випити чогось прохолодного. — iceman
ruЯ хочу выпить чего-нибудь холодного. — nami
deIch möchte etwas Kaltes trinken. — Esperantostern
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I want to drink something cold.
Я хочу випити чогось прохолодного. — iceman
ruЯ хочу выпить чего-нибудь холодного. — nami
deIch möchte etwas Kaltes trinken. — Esperantostern
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Origin

From Middle English somþyng, some-thing, som thing, sum thinge, sum þinge, from Old Englis

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”).

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Word family

Collocations

12 patterns

something to eat
something like that
something else
to do something
something like
do something like
have something to
something to drink
doing doing something
something was wrong
something like this
do something about