Betekenis van something In het Nederlands

• 0 an object, situation, quality, or action that is not exactly known or stated:

  • There's something sharp in my shoe.

  • Something in the cupboard smells weird.

  • We thought there was something wrong because we hadn't heard from you.

  • There's something wrong with the engine - it's making strange noises.

  • Something's happened to upset him but we don't know what it is.

  • I heard something worrying at work this morning.

  • Is there something you'd like to say?

  • Don't just stand there, do something.

  • There's just something strange about him.

  • We were given five hundred pounds in compensation which isn't much but at least it's something.

• 1 used after a number like 20, 30, etc. to refer to the age of a person who is between 20 and 29, 30 and 39 years old, etc., or to a person who is of this age:

  • I'd guess she's thirty-something.

  • Most of these places are aimed at twenty-somethings.

• 2 a thing which is not known or stated:

  • I was anxious to do something.

  • Can I read you something else?

  • I was sure something had happened to him.

  • The ball and bat arrive at the same place at the same time, and the rest has something to do with (= is in some way connected with) the laws of physics.

  • I exercise three times a week – it’s not enough, but at least it’s something.