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[ en -ee-wuhn, -wuh n ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈɛn iˌwʌn, -wən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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pronoun any person at all; anybody: Did anyone see the accident?
Origin of anyone First recorded in 1350–1400, anyone is from Middle English ani on. See any, one
usage note for anyone Anyone as a pronoun meaning “anybody” or “any person at all” is written as one word: Does anyone have the correct time? The two-word phrase any one means “any single member of a group of persons or things” and is often followed by of: Can any one of the members type? Any one of these books is exciting reading. Anyone is somewhat more formal than anybody.
usage note for anyone See each, they.
Words nearby anyone any longer, anymore, any number of, any old, anyon, anyone , anyone's guess, anyplace, Any port in a storm, anyroad, anything
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Example sentences from the Web for anyone The scene was heavily cordoned off to traffic and anyone not with the police, press, or residents.
Police Hunt for Paris Massacre Suspects | Tracy McNicoll, Christopher Dickey| January 7, 2015| DAILY BEAST
The injunction, she argued, only applies to these four plaintiffs—not to anyone else.
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over | Jay Michaelson| January 5, 2015| DAILY BEAST
Anyone who tries to draw attention to threats instead of quietly burying them is worsening the problem.
Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide Journalism | Arthur Chu| January 3, 2015| DAILY BEAST
Liberals distrust business and anyone with power—better to tell them exactly what to do.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans | Philip K. Howard| December 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
And not that anyone would know I have a self-protective urge, but I do have one.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination | Mindy Farabee| December 26, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Had there been anyone on the watch I think we should see him now.
The Lion of Saint Mark | G. A. Henty
"If she'd said 'Sonia Dainton,' anyone would have known," he explained.
Sonia Married | Stephen McKenna
If anyone should push through that protecting fringe of growth, he would be looking directly down on the two lads.
The Secret Cache | E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
Is there anyone in particular who was with the crowd last night to whom I can go for further information?
The Rider of Waroona | Firth Scott
Can anyone , in view of these facts, feel surprised that "a plague on both your Houses" expresses the feelings of the Irish people.
Ireland and the Home Rule Movement | Michael F. J. McDonnell
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British Dictionary definitions for anyone pronoun any person; anybody
(used with a negative or a question) a person of any importance is he anyone in this town?
(often preceded by just) any person at random; no matter who
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Words related to anyone all, everyone, anybody, one, public, everybody, masses, each and every one