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anyone

[en-ee-wuhn, -wuhn]

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pronoun

any person at all; anybody.
Did anyone see the accident?

anyone

/ ˈɛnɪˌwʌn, -wən /

pronoun

any person; anybody
(used with a negative or a question) a person of any importance
is he anyone in this town?
(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

Anyone as a pronoun meaning “anybody” or “any person at all” is written as one word: Does anyone have the correct time? The two-word phrase any one means “any single member of a group of persons or things” and is often followed by of: Can any one of the members type? Any one of these books is exciting reading. Anyone is somewhat more formal than anybody.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of anyone¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, anyone is from Middle English ani on. See any, one

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Example Sentences

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“I just don’t understand how anyone can watch the videos that have been surfacing and still be on the wrong side of history,” Nezza told The Times.

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Anyone can apply for social housing and each council in Wales has a housing register, or waiting list.

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Rhiannon Giddens is down at the river, carrying a flame of heritage, and she’s inviting anyone who wants to join her to come down and light their own wicks.

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Tomato and egg is a culinary truth, one of those elemental pairings that shows up across cultures not because anyone decided it should, but because it just makes sense.

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The retired James Anderson has got him out more than anyone else in Test cricket, while Gill has also struggled against Australia's Scott Boland.

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