everybody

[ev-ree-bod-ee, -buhd-ee]

pronoun

1. every person.

everybody

/ ˈɛvrɪˌbɒdɪ /

pronoun

1. every person; everyone

Usage

See each, else.

Word History and Origins

Origin of everybody¹

First recorded in 1520–30; every + body

Example Sentences

I didn’t need drugs; I wasn’t like everybody else that cycled in and out of here.

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“It was a community hub. When the fire destroyed the branch, it took that away from everybody.”

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"The exclusion of Prof Kamto waters down the legitimacy of our democracy because we should have been fair enough to allow for everybody to partake," says Dr Atia.

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"It's hell on us. It's hell on everybody involved."

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"We got our budget approved, so now we've just got to find a date when everybody's available which Is a little bit of a trick. But we're getting to work on it."

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