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