something

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pronoun
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.
Help Note: The difference between something and anything is the same as the difference between some and any. Look at the notes there.
(informal) 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.'
(informal) 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 six 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.
Idioms: something else
a different thing; another thing: He said something else that I thought was interesting.
(informal) 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.
adverb (non-standard) used with an adjective to emphasize a statement: She was swearing something terrible.

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