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anybody
[ en-ee-bod-ee, -buhd-ee ]
/ ËÉn iËbÉd i, -ËbÊd i /
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pronoun
any person.
noun, plural an·y·bod·ies.
a person of some importance: If you're anybody, you'll receive an invitation.
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Idioms about anybody
anybody's guess, a matter of conjecture: It's anybody's guess why she quit.
Origin of anybody
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 âany groupâ ( Any body of students will include a few dissidents ) or âany physical bodyâ ( 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.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH anybody
antibody, anybodyWords nearby anybody
anxious, anxiously, anxious seat, any, Anyang, anybody, any day, anyhoo, anyhow, any longer, anymore
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British Dictionary definitions for anybody
anybody
/ (ËÉnÉȘËbÉdÉȘ, -bÉdÉȘ) /
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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