somebody

[ suhm-bod-ee, -buhd-ee, -buh-dee ]

pronoun

1. some person.

noun

, plural some·bod·ies.

1. a person of some note or importance.

somebody

/ ˈsʌmbədɪ /

pronoun

1. some person; someone

noun

1. a person of greater importance than others

   he seems to be somebody in this town

Usage

See everyone

Word History and Origins

Origin of somebody¹

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; some, body

Example Sentences

We could match the drivers with somebody in need in their area.

From Washington Post

The formula has never been patented, apparently from fear somebody would find out.

From Popular-Science

The feeling of losing something or somebody that you may never get back is grief.

From Washington Post

We’re trying to forecast and take perspective, and both of those things — thinking into the future and putting ourself in somebody else’s shoes — are extremely hard.

From Freakonomics

He’s somebody that we can count on to help us with connections in other counties, with sheriff’s departments and police enforcement.

From Popular-Science

Like I would do something making fun of somebody who was already down.

From The Daily Beast

When you see somebody who looks like you doing something you never thought you could do, then that thing becomes possible.

From The Daily Beast

How the hell does somebody show up at a David Duke organized event in 2002 and claim ignorance?

From The Daily Beast

When My Own Private Idaho came out, that was the first time somebody from our generation was contributing.

From The Daily Beast

Somebody had hung an American flag and people of the neighborhood had placed bouquets and candles.

From The Daily Beast

And generally Mr. Crow forgot a grievance quickly, because he was sure to get angry with somebody else.

From Project Gutenberg

This contrast implies a great wrong somewhere, and for which somebody must be responsible.

From Project Gutenberg

The narrow individualism of the nineteenth century refused to recognize the social duty of supporting somebody else's grandmother.

From Project Gutenberg

How many never know how close they come to making their mistake, or being a statistic in somebody else's?

From Project Gutenberg

Do you suppose somebody's following him, that he thinks it necessary to ride clear around us?

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• someone
• whoever