anybody
/ˈɛniˌbɑːdi/
/ˈɛniˌbʌdi/
pronoun
/ˈɛniˌbɑːdi/
/ˈɛniˌbʌdi/
pronoun
Britannica Dictionary definition of ANYBODY
1
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any person
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anyone
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Did anybody call?
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I don't know how anybody can believe that.
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I thought I heard someone outside, but when I looked there wasn't anybody there. [=no one was there]
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An accident like that could happen to anybody.
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You have to be a member to go there. They won't let just anybody in.
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Everybody who's anybody [=every important or well-known person] was there.
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She arrived 10 minutes before anybody else. [=before any other person]
2
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used when asking a question that could be answered by any of the people in a group