What does -something mean?
-something means Indicating approximation, as in a range of numbers..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · suffix
Indicating approximation, as in a range of numbers..
He lives at 2-something fifty-something street, and he looks like he's thirty-something.
“If people can trust in him to run the country, you should trust in somebody that did their time and want to reinstate themselves,” Jeremiah says. “Especially if your leader has got 30-something felonies and I just have one.”
Use -something when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
-something means Indicating approximation, as in a range of numbers..
Common synonyms include -odd, -some.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He lives at 2-something fifty-something street, and he looks like he's thirty-something.
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