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something's

something's is the contraction of something.

Meaning of something

Pronoun

something (indefinite pronoun)

  1. (indefinite, pronoun) An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
    • I must have forgotten to pack something, but I can't think what.
    Synonyms:
    sth
  2. (colloquial, indefinite, pronoun) A quality to a moderate degree.
    • The performance was something of a disappointment.
  3. (colloquial, indefinite, pronoun) A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.
    • She has a certain something.
    Synonyms:
    je ne sais quoi
  4. (colloquial, indefinite, often, pronoun) Somebody who or something that is superlative or notable in some way.
    • He's really something! I've never heard such a great voice.

See all 10 meanings of something

Pronoun

something's

  1. Belonging to something.

Phrases with something's

Questions about something's

What does something's mean?
Something's means belonging to something.
What is something's the contraction of?
Something's is the contraction of something.
What part of speech is something's?
Something's is a pronoun.

Words near something's in the dictionary

  1. something somethings
  2. something tells one
  3. something terrible
  4. something to
  5. something to write home about
  6. something's
  7. something's up
  8. something, something
  9. something, somethings
  10. something-something
  11. something-somethings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: something's (page history and authors); something (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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