- anybody
- pronoun Date: 14th century any person ; anyone
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Anybody — A ny*bod*y, n. 1. Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person. [1913 Webster] His Majesty could not keep any secret from anybody. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. A person of consideration or standing. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anybody — (n.) c.1300, ani bodi, from ANY (Cf. any) + BODY (Cf. body). One word form is attested by 1826. Phrase anybody s game (or race, etc.) is from 1840 … Etymology dictionary
anybody — [ən′ēbäd΄ē, ən′ēbud΄ē] pron. any person; anyone n. pl. anybodies a person of some fame, importance, etc. [no one who was anybody missed the party] … English World dictionary
anybody — index whoever Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
anybody — [n] one, some unspecified person or people all, any of, anyone, anyone at all, any person, a person, each and every one, everybody, everyone, masses, one, public, whole world; concept 417 … New thesaurus
anybody — ► PRONOUN ▪ anyone … English terms dictionary
anybody — /en ee bod ee, bud ee/, pron., n., pl. anybodies. pron. 1. any person. 2. anybody s guess, a matter of conjecture: It s anybody s guess why she quit. n. 3. a person of some importance: If you re anybody, you ll receive an invitation. [1250 1300;… … Universalium
anybody — an•y•bod•y [[t]ˈɛn iˌbɒd i, ˌbʌd i[/t]] pron. n. pl. bod•ies 1) fun any person 2) a person of some importance: If you re anybody, you ll get an invitation[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300 usage: The pronoun anybody is always written as one word: Is… … From formal English to slang
ANYBODY — n. & pron. 1 a a person, no matter who. b a person of any kind. c whatever person is chosen. 2 a person of importance (are you anybody?). Phrases and idioms: anybody s (of a contest) evenly balanced (it was anybody s game). anybody s guess see… … Useful english dictionary
anybody — an|y|bod|y [ eni,badi ] pronoun *** anyone: Is there anybody who doesn t understand what to do? anybody else: I m not taking care of anybody else s children … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
anybody */*/*/ — UK [ˈenɪˌbɒdɪ] / US [ˈenɪˌbɑdɪ] pronoun anyone Is there anybody who doesn t understand what to do? anybody else: I m not looking after anybody else s children … English dictionary
