anybody

[ en-ee-bod-ee, -buhd-ee ]

/ ˈɛn iˌbɒd i, -ˌbʌd i /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR anybody ON THESAURUS.COM

pronoun

any person.

noun, plural an·y·bod·ies.

a person of some importance: If you're anybody, you'll receive an invitation.

Idioms for anybody

anybody's guess, a matter of conjecture: It's anybody's guess why she quit.

Origin of anybody

First recorded in 1250–1300, anybody is from Middle English ani bodi. See any, body

usage note for anybody

The pronoun anybody is always written as one word: Is anybody home? There isn't anybody in the office. The two-word noun phrase any body means “any group” ( Any body of students will include a few dissidents ) or “any physical body” ( The search continued for a week despite the failure to find any body ). If the word a can be substituted for any without seriously affecting the meaning, the two-word noun phrase is called for: a body of students; failure to find a body. If the substitution cannot be made, the spelling is anybody. Anybody is less formal than anyone. See also anyone.

usage note for anybody

See each, they.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH anybody

antibody, anybody

Words nearby anybody

anxiolytic, anxious, anxious seat, any, Anyang, anybody, any day, anyhoo, anyhow, any longer, anymore

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Example sentences from the Web for anybody

As anybody who has seen his now famous rant on Parks and Recreation knows, Patton Oswalt can get a little obsessed.
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire|William O’Connor|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“Any time you put a foreign substance into anybody you have the potential for an adverse event,” Geisbert reminds.
Uh Oh: Ebola Vaccine Trials Stop|Leigh Cowart|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“He has one of the most unabashedly pro-life records as anybody in the field,” said Mackowiak.
How A Jeb Bush Candidacy Would Hurt Chris Christie And Shake Up The 2016 GOP Field|David Freedlander|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I harbor a rock ‘n’ roll fantasy, just like anybody, and I welcomed the challenge.
Michael C. Hall on Going Drag for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and Exorcising ‘Dexter’|Marlow Stern|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The veteran officer believes Garner might have survived had anybody heeded his pleas.
‘I Can’t Breathe!’ ‘I Can’t Breathe!’ A Moral Indictment of Cop Culture|Michael Daly|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While at El Toro did Oswald become engaged in any physical altercations with anybody?
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Now, of course, anybody who knows anything about clothing to-day knows that petticoats don't belong with it.
Affinities and Other Stories|Mary Roberts Rinehard
I hardly think there's anybody desperate enough to do that kind of a trick, for it would be a case of suicide.
Frank Merriwell's Nobility|Burt L. Standish (AKA Gilbert Patten)
Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame.
Alice Adams|Booth Tarkington
He was an elderly man, who seemed to take more interest in me than anybody else.
Elam Storm, The Wolfer|Harry Castlemon

British Dictionary definitions for anybody

anybody

/ (ˈɛnɪˌbɒdɪ, -bədɪ) /

pronoun

any person; anyone

(usually used with a negative or a question) a person of any importancehe isn't anybody in this town

noun plural -bodies

(often preceded by just) any person at random; no matter who

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单词	anybody
释义	anybody [ en-ee-bod-ee, -buhd-ee ] / ˈɛn iˌbɒd i, -ˌbʌd i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR anybody ON THESAURUS.COM pronoun any person. noun, plural an·y·bod·ies. a person of some importance: If you're anybody, you'll receive an invitation. Idioms for anybody anybody's guess, a matter of conjecture: It's anybody's guess why she quit. Origin of anybody First recorded in 1250–1300, anybody is from Middle English ani bodi. See any, body usage note for anybody The pronoun anybody is always written as one word: Is anybody home? There isn't anybody in the office. The two-word noun phrase any body means “any group” ( Any body of students will include a few dissidents ) or “any physical body” ( The search continued for a week despite the failure to find any body ). If the word a can be substituted for any without seriously affecting the meaning, the two-word noun phrase is called for: a body of students; failure to find a body. If the substitution cannot be made, the spelling is anybody. Anybody is less formal than anyone. See also anyone. usage note for anybody See each, they. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH anybody antibody, anybody Words nearby anybody anxiolytic, anxious, anxious seat, any, Anyang, anybody, any day, anyhoo, anyhow, any longer, anymore Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for anybody As anybody who has seen his now famous rant on Parks and Recreation knows, Patton Oswalt can get a little obsessed. Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire\|William O’Connor\|January 6, 2015\|DAILY BEAST “Any time you put a foreign substance into anybody you have the potential for an adverse event,” Geisbert reminds. Uh Oh: Ebola Vaccine Trials Stop\|Leigh Cowart\|December 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST “He has one of the most unabashedly pro-life records as anybody in the field,” said Mackowiak. How A Jeb Bush Candidacy Would Hurt Chris Christie And Shake Up The 2016 GOP Field\|David Freedlander\|December 16, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I harbor a rock ‘n’ roll fantasy, just like anybody, and I welcomed the challenge. Michael C. Hall on Going Drag for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and Exorcising ‘Dexter’\|Marlow Stern\|December 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The veteran officer believes Garner might have survived had anybody heeded his pleas. ‘I Can’t Breathe!’ ‘I Can’t Breathe!’ A Moral Indictment of Cop Culture\|Michael Daly\|December 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST While at El Toro did Oswald become engaged in any physical altercations with anybody? Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy Now, of course, anybody who knows anything about clothing to-day knows that petticoats don't belong with it. Affinities and Other Stories\|Mary Roberts Rinehard I hardly think there's anybody desperate enough to do that kind of a trick, for it would be a case of suicide. Frank Merriwell's Nobility\|Burt L. Standish (AKA Gilbert Patten) Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame. Alice Adams\|Booth Tarkington He was an elderly man, who seemed to take more interest in me than anybody else. Elam Storm, The Wolfer\|Harry Castlemon British Dictionary definitions for anybody anybody / (ˈɛnɪˌbɒdɪ, -bədɪ) / pronoun any person; anyone (usually used with a negative or a question) a person of any importancehe isn't anybody in this town noun plural -bodies (often preceded by just) any person at random; no matter who Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to anybody anyone, everyone, public, everybody, all, masses, one, each and every one
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anybody

pronoun

noun, plural an·y·bod·ies.

Idioms for anybody

Origin of anybody

usage note for anybody

usage note for anybody

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH anybody

Words nearby anybody

Example sentences from the Web for anybody

British Dictionary definitions for anybody

pronoun

noun plural -bodies

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