or something

ɔːr ˈsʌmθɪŋ

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Definition of or something - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

languageindicates uncertainty or approximation in a statement

We could go to the park or something.

approximately

roughly

alternativeused to suggest an alternative

We could go to the park or something.

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or something like that

exp.

used to show you are not sure about the exact thing

We need to buy bread or milk or something like that.

Expressions with something

really something

exp.

very impressive or remarkable in a positive way

Her performance in the play was really something.

that's something

exp.

indicates a noteworthy or impressive thing

Winning the award, now that's something.

quite something

impressive or remarkable thing

Her performance in the play was quite something.

something's fishy

exp.

something seems dishonest or wrong

When he changed his story again, something's fishy.

blow something up

inflate something with air or gas

We need to blow the balloons up for the party.

boil something down

make a liquid thicker by boiling

Boil the sauce down to enhance the flavor.

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above

prep.

physical position

physically over or on top of something

ask

communication

request or petition for something

description

link someone or something with a quality or state

category

link someone or something with a class or kind

bring

transportation

move something or someone to a place

build

construction

form something by combining materials or parts

carry

transportation

move something by lifting or supporting

catch

grab hold

capture or seize someone or something

Examples of or something in a sentence

He might be at the library or something.
Let's watch a movie or something.
We could grab a coffee or something.

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French:ou quelque chose comme ça, ...
German:oder so, oder etwas anderes, ...
Italian:o qualcosa del genere, o qualcosa, ...
Spanish:o algo así, o alguna cosa, ...
Portuguese:ou algo assim, ...
Chinese:或者之类的, 或者其他的, ...
Japanese:とか, ...
Arabic:أَوْ شَيْء مِثْل ذَلِك, أَوْ شَيْءٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْقَبِيلِ, ...
Hebrew:אוֹ מַשֶּׁהוּ, ...
Russian:что-то в этом роде, или что-то еще, ...
Ukrainian:чи щось таке, або щось інше, ...
Hindi:या ऐसा कुछ, या कुछ, ...
Bengali:কিংবা এমন কিছু, বা এরকম কিছু, ...
Catalan:o una cosa així, o alguna cosa, ...
Czech:nebo tak něco, nebo tak, ...
Danish:eller noget, eller noget i den stil, ...
Dutch:of zoiets, of iets anders, ...
Greek:ή κάτι τέτοιο, ή κάτι άλλο, ...
Hungarian:vagy ilyesmi, vagy valami ilyesmi, ...
Khmer:ឬអ្វីម្យ៉ាង, ឬអ្វីផ្សេងទៀត, ...
Korean:뭐 그런, 아니면 뭐 다른 거, ...
Persian:یا چیزی شبیه این, یا این‌جور چیزا, ...
Polish:czy coś, albo coś innego, ...
Portuguese (BR):ou algo assim, ...
Romanian:sau ceva de genul, sau altundeva, ...
Swedish:eller något, eller något annat, ...
Thai:หรืออะไรทำนองนั้น, หรืออย่างอื่น, ...
Turkish:ya da başka bir şey, ...
Vietnamese:đại loại thế, hay gì đó, ...

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