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anybody

[en-ee-bod-ee, -buhd-ee]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

pronoun

any person.

noun

plural

anybodies

a person of some importance.
If you're anybody, you'll receive an invitation.

anybody

/ ˈɛnɪˌbɒdɪ, -bədɪ /

pronoun

any person; anyone
(usually used with a negative or a question) a person of any importance
he isn't anybody in this town

noun

(often preceded by just) any person at random; no matter who

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Usage

See each, they ( def. ).

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Spelling Note

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 “any group” ( Any body of students will include a few dissidents ) or “any physical body” ( 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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of anybody¹

First recorded in 1250–1300, anybody is from Middle English ani bodi. See any, body

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

anybody's guess, a matter of conjecture.
It's anybody's guess why she quit.

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Example Sentences

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If anybody failed, it was the president, he argued.

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"I wouldn't wish this on anybody, but we unfortunately found ourselves in these circumstances," Mr Sherry added.

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It had involved what they described as a "sickening amount" of sucking up, but meant that "in practical terms, they are probably as in as good a position as anybody".

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"It's hard to know if there is anybody else out there but I've never heard of anyone who has done any more than this."

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“I wasn’t lunging at her or anybody, and yes, I identified myself,” he said on CNN.

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