-something

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Definitions of -something word

combining form -something -something is combined with numbers such as twenty and thirty to form adjectives which indicate an approximate amount, especially someone's age. For example, if you say that someone is thirty-something, you mean they are between thirty and forty years old. 0
combining formincountable noun -something People of a similar age range are sometimes referred to as, for example, twenty-somethings or thirty-somethings. 0
combining formincountable noun -something a person whose age can be approximately expressed by a specified decade 0
combining formincountable noun -something (as modifier) 0
noun -something of, relating to, being, or for a person of an age one to nine years more than (a specified multiple of ten) 0
noun -something of a quantity one to nine more than (a specified multiple of ten) 0

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Parts of speech for -something

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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-something popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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