-SOMETHING


Meaning of -SOMETHING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -sʌmθɪŋ ]

( -somethings)

-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.

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