anybody

English

Alternative forms

any body (obsolete)

Etymology

From any +‎ body.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɛn.i.bɒd.i/, /ˈɛn.i.bə.di/
Audio (UK): (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛn.i.bʌ.di/, /ˈɛn.i.bə.di/, /ˈɛn.i.bɑd.i/
Audio (US): (file)

Pronoun

anybody

Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.
Anybody will do.

Is there anybody inside?
(informal) A person of some consideration or standing.
Everybody who wants to be anybody will come to Jake's party.

Here one isn't anybody, if one doesn't dance like Travolta.

Synonyms

anyone

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

anyone — see anyone

(colloquial) a person of consideration or standing

Bulgarian: важна клечка (važna klečka)
Finnish: joku (fi) (positive), kukaan (fi) (negative)
German: jemand (de), wer (de) (colloquial)
Italian: qualcuno (it)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: کەس (kes)
Portuguese: alguém (pt)
Russian: больша́я ши́шка f (bolʹšája šíška) (big fir-cone), ва́жная пти́ца f (vážnaja ptíca) (important bird), ва́жная персо́на f (vážnaja persóna), ва́жное лицо́ f (vážnoje licó) (important person), ши́шка (ru) f (šíška)
Spanish: alguien (es)

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Translations to be checked

French: ^{(please verify)} n’importe qui (fr) (1), ^{(please verify)} n’importe qui (fr) (2, negative only: pas n’importe qui)
Romanian: ^{(please verify)} oricine (ro)
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} någon (1,2) (any person = vem som helst)