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everybody

American  
[ev-ree-bod-ee, -buhd-ee] / ˈɛv riˌbɒd i, -ˌbʌd i /

pronoun

  1. every person.


everybody British  
/ ˈɛvrɪˌbɒdɪ /

pronoun

  1. every person; everyone

"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

Usage

See each, else.

Etymology

Origin of everybody

First recorded in 1520–30; every + body

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“I may have to do what everybody else is doing and just hold on to my vehicle as long as I can.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Jake Austin told BBC Radio Manchester's Mike Sweeney it is "the key issue that everybody is talking about" on the doorstep.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

"No, the strait is going to be open to everybody," Trump said.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

“A lot of people will go through their career without getting laid off, thankfully, but everybody is going to suffer through inflation.”

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

“If everybody could do that in five seconds, you wouldn’t be asking him for it now would you?”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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