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anyone

[ en-ee-wuhn, -wuhn ]

pronoun

  1. any person at all; anybody:

    Did anyone see the accident?



anyone

/ ˈɛnɪˌwʌn; -wən /

pronoun

  1. any person; anybody
  2. used with a negative or a question a person of any importance

    is he anyone in this town?

  3. often preceded by just any person at random; no matter who
“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
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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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He signed off by sending love to "everyone who's been kind" as well as "anyone out there improving themselves and making adjustments to their wellbeing", urging them to "keep it up" and "ignore the noise!"

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She said that many people in Muslim community were as appalled as anyone else, telling peers: "This is not who we are", and added that many of the men were abusing Muslim women as well as white women.

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That led to Trump's first impeachment, and now Zaid is no longer able to represent anyone who might want to access the whistleblower protections.

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The message this sends to anyone who might represent such a client is pretty obvious.

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When defence barrister Philip Clemo told the court that Burrows would spend his last days in prison, the judge said: "I don't suppose there'll be anyone who'll mourn that."

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