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somebody in British English
(ˈsʌmbədɪ)
pronoun
1.
some person; someone
nounWord forms: plural-bodies
2.
a person of greater importance than others
he seems to be somebody in this town
▶ USAGE See note at someone
somebody in American English
(ˈsʌmˌbɑdi; ˈsʌmˌbʌdi; ˈsʌmbədi)
pronoun
1.
a person unknown or not named; some person; someone
nounWord forms: pluralˈsomeˌbodies
2.
a person of importance
Examples of 'somebody' in a sentence
somebody
You may find somebody who wants the same sort of relationship that you do.
The Sun (2013)
What if somebody else wants to buy it?
The Sun (2012)
Or do you want to go for somebody who is at best an unknown quantity?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You are both in it until somebody better comes along.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They want to offload and tell somebody about it.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Why the big rush to find somebody?
The Sun (2013)
Their jibes will soon die down when they find somebody else to talk about.
The Sun (2010)
And you feel like you have gone with somebody on a journey.
Christianity Today (2000)
Somebody is telling lies because it is not possible.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They were in a position where they had to find somebody quickly.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He must be doing these things with somebody else.
The Sun (2010)
It would allow him to find somebody who really does love him.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They use the violence to scare somebody and that person tells his story to the people who are then scared as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
When somebody says it, nobody thinks of me.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
No one would take a likeness of a person with somebody else's cat.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
Maybe he's afraid somebody is going to ask him for his.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But it would be nice, if that was the calculation for the past decade, for somebody to finally say so.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I'm not saying that somebody of the calibre of player we are talking about couldn't do it.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
somebody
British English: somebody /ˈsʌmbədɪ/ PRONOUN
You use somebody to talk about a person without saying who you mean.
American English: somebody
Arabic: شَخْصٌ مَا
Brazilian Portuguese: alguém
Chinese: 某人
Croatian: netko
Czech: někdo
Danish: nogle
Dutch: iemand
European Spanish: alguien afirmación
Finnish: joku
French: quelqu’un
German: jemand
Greek: κάποιος
Italian: qualcuno
Japanese: 誰か
Korean: 누군가
Norwegian: noen
Polish: ktoś
European Portuguese: alguém
Romanian: cineva
Russian: кто-то
Latin American Spanish: alguien
Swedish: någon
Thai: บางคน
Turkish: birisi
Ukrainian: хтось
Vietnamese: người nào đó
Chinese translation of 'somebody'
somebody
(ˈsʌmbədɪ)
pron
=someone
(noun)
Definition
a person of great importance
He suddenly became a somebody.
Synonyms
celebrity
At the age of twelve, he was already a celebrity.
big name
all the big names in rock and pop
public figure
name
star
Not all football stars are ill-behaved louts.
heavyweight (informal)
notable
The notables attending included five Senators, two Supreme Court judges and three State Governors.
superstar
a Hollywood superstar
household name
dignitary
He was a visiting dignitary of great importance.
luminary
the political opinions of such luminaries as Sartre and de Beauvoir
bigwig (informal)
a bigwig who heads the local parliament
celeb (informal)
big shot (informal)
personage
MPs, film stars and other important personages
megastar (informal)
big wheel (slang)
big noise (informal)
big hitter (informal)
heavy hitter (informal)
person of note
V.I.P.
someone
muckymuck (Canadian, informal)
Opposites
nothing (informal)
,
nobody
,
nonentity
,
lightweight (informal)
,
also-ran
,
menial
,
cipher
,
non-person
Additional synonyms
in the sense of big name
Definition
a famous person
all the big names in rock and pop
Synonyms
celebrity,
star,
personality,
superstar,
name,
dignitary,
luminary,
bigwig (informal),
celeb (informal),
face (informal),
big shot (informal),
personage,
megastar (informal),
lion,
V.I.P.
in the sense of bigwig
Definition
an important person
a bigwig who heads the local parliament
Synonyms
important person,
somebody,
celebrity,
heavyweight (informal),
notable,
big name,
mogul,
big gun (informal),
dignitary,
celeb (informal),
big shot (informal),
personage,
nob (slang),
big cheese (old-fashioned, slang),
big noise (informal),
big hitter (informal),
heavy hitter (informal),
panjandrum,
notability,
V.I.P.
in the sense of dignitary
Definition
a person of high official position or rank
He was a visiting dignitary of great importance.
Synonyms
public figure,
worthy,
notable,
high-up (informal),
bigwig (informal),
celeb (informal),
personage,
pillar of society,
pillar of the church,
notability,
pillar of the state,
V.I.P.
Synonyms of 'somebody'
somebody
Explore 'somebody' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of luminary
Definition
an expert in a particular subject
the political opinions of such luminaries as Sartre and de Beauvoir
Synonyms
celebrity,
star,
expert,
somebody,
lion,
worthy,
notable,
big name,
dignitary,
leading light,
celeb (informal),
personage,
megastar (informal),
fundi (South Africa),
V.I.P.
in the sense of notable
Definition
a person of distinction
The notables attending included five Senators, two Supreme Court judges and three State Governors.
Synonyms
celebrity,
worthy,
big name,
dignitary,
luminary,
celeb (informal),
personage,
megastar (informal),
notability,
V.I.P.
in the sense of personage
Definition
an important or distinguished person
MPs, film stars and other important personages
Synonyms
personality,
celebrity,
big name,
somebody,
worthy,
notable,
public figure,
dignitary,
luminary,
celeb (informal),
big shot (informal),
megastar (informal),
big noise (informal),
well-known person,
V.I.P.
in the sense of star
Definition
a famous person from the sports, acting, or music professions
Not all football stars are ill-behaved louts.
Synonyms
celebrity,
big name,
celeb (informal),
megastar (informal),
name,
draw,
idol,
luminary,
leading man or lady,
lead,
hero or heroine,
principal,
main attraction
in the sense of superstar
Definition
an extremely popular and famous entertainer or sportsperson