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单词 somebody
释义

somebody

1 of 2

pronoun

some·​body ˈsəm-(ˌ)bə-dē How to pronounce somebody (audio)
-ˌbä-
: one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity
somebody will come in

somebody

2 of 2

noun

: a person of position or importance

Synonyms

Noun

  • cause célèbre
  • cause celebre
  • celeb
  • celebrity
  • figure
  • icon
  • ikon
  • light
  • luminary
  • megastar
  • name
  • notability
  • notable
  • notoriety
  • personage
  • personality
  • standout
  • star
  • superstar
  • VIP
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Example Sentences

Pronoun Somebody left you a message. The singer waved to somebody in the crowd. We need somebody who can work nights and weekends. Is that somebody you know? Somebody has to do it. After I turned down the job, she offered it to somebody else. Noun a small-town girl who hopes to become a somebody someday See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Palestinians saw echoes of George Floyd’s fate in the shooting by police in Jerusalem on May 30th of Iyad Halak, a 32-year-old with severe autism, who was apparently mistaken for somebody else. The Economist, 8 June 2020 Our sole objective is to make sure the right decisions are taken and not that somebody is blamed or not blamed. John Lauerman, Bloomberg.com, 20 May 2020 But to me, they are cooked, soft, delicious beans that somebody else has already packed with flavour and done all the cooking for me. Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com, 30 Apr. 2020 Downstairs, Toby is on a work call; somebody from human resources is explaining that pay raises had been frozen. Washington Post, 8 May 2020 People die every day, so there has to be somebody doing that. Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com, 7 May 2020 Now, can somebody please take away all of Bachelor Nation’s TikTok accounts? Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 May 2020 When somebody is the president of the United States, the authority is total, and that's the way it's got to be. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 28 Apr. 2020 The calendar of events — everything from baseball to stage plays to graduation ceremonies — is looking like somebody’s rough draft, about to be cast into the trash bin. Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Pronoun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

circa 1566, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

somebody 1 of 2

pronoun

some·​body ˈsəm-ˌbä-dē How to pronounce somebody (audio)
-bə-dē
: a person who is not known, named, or specified
Somebody was looking for you.

somebody

2 of 2

noun

plural somebodies
: a person of importance
He wanted to be a somebody.

somebody

noun

as in celebrity
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about a small-town girl who hopes to become a somebody someday

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • celebrity
  • star
  • personality
  • name
  • hero
  • dignitary
  • light
  • personage
  • celeb
  • figure
  • superstar
  • notoriety
  • cause célèbre
  • cause celebre
  • megastar
  • icon
  • notability
  • notable
  • luminary
  • worthy
  • idol
  • standout
  • bigwig
  • eminence
  • ikon
  • demigod
  • VIP
  • immortal
  • big shot
  • monument
  • baron
  • mogul
  • favorite
  • heartthrob
  • pillar
  • magnate
  • nabob
  • kahuna
  • panjandrum

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • nobody
  • noncelebrity
  • lightweight
  • mediocrity
  • has-been
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