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some|place /sʌ mple I s/ ADV [ADV after v] Someplace means the same as somewhere . [AM ] □  Maybe if we could go someplace together, just you and I.

som|er|sault /sʌ mə ^r sɔːlt/ (somersaults , somersaulting , somersaulted )

1 N‑COUNT If someone or something does a somersault , they turn over completely in the air.

2 VERB If someone or something somersaults , they perform one or more somersaults. □ [V prep] I hit him back and he somersaulted down the stairs.

some|thing ◆◆◆ /sʌ mθ I ŋ/

1 PRON You use something to refer to a thing, situation, event, or idea, without saying exactly what it is. □  He realized right away that there was something wrong. □  There was something vaguely familiar about him. □  The garden was something special. □  'You said there was something you wanted to ask me,' he said politely. □  There was something in her attitude that bothered him.

2 PRON You can use something to say that the description or amount that you are giving is not exact. □  Clive made a noise, something like a grunt. □  There was something around a thousand dollars in the office strong box. □  Their membership seems to have risen to something over 10,000.

3 PRON If you say that a person or thing is something or is really something , you mean that you are very impressed by them. [INFORMAL ] □  The doors here are really something, all made of good wood like mahogany.

4 PRON You can use something in expressions like ' that's something ' when you think that a situation is not very good but is better that it might have been. □  Well, at least he was in town. That was something.

5 PRON If you say that a thing is something of a disappointment, you mean that it is quite disappointing. If you say that a person is something of an artist, you mean that they are quite good at art. □  The city proved to be something of a disappointment. □  It was something of a surprise that he was in New York.

6 PRON If you say that there is something in an idea or suggestion, you mean that it is quite good and should be considered seriously. □  Christianity has stood the test of time, so there must be something in it. □  Could there be something in what he said?

7 PRON You use something in expressions such as ' or something ' and ' or something like that ' to indicate that you are referring to something similar to what you have just mentioned but you are not being exact. [VAGUENESS ] □  This guy, his name was Briarly or Beardly or something. □  The air fare was about a hundred and ninety-nine pounds or something like that.

8something like → see like ➌ USAGE something

Don’t use ‘something’ in negative sentences. Instead, use anything . □  He never seemed to do anything at all.

-something /-sʌmθ I ŋ/ (-somethings ) COMB -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.

some|time /sʌ mta I m/ ADV [ADV with v] You use sometime to refer to a time in the future or the past that is unknown or that has not yet been decided. □  The sales figures won't be released until sometime next month. □  Why don't you come and see me sometime?