anybody

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɛn.i.ːbɒd.i/, /ˈɛn.iː.bə.di/, SAMPA: /"En.i:.bQd.i/, /"En.i:.b@.di/
• (US) IPA: /ˈɛn.i.bɑd.i/, /ɛn.i.bʊd.i/, SAMPA: /"En.i.bQd.i/, /En.i.bUd.i/

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Pronoun

anybody

1. Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.

   Anybody will do.

   Is there anybody inside?

2. (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

Translations

anyone

Armenian: ամեն մեկը (hy) (amen mekë), որևէ մեկը (hy) (orevē mekë) Bulgarian: всеки (bg), някой (bg), който и да е (bg) Catalan: qualsevol (ca), tothom (ca), (questions) algú (ca), (negative) ningú (ca) Chamicuro: ana'shanaye Czech: kdokoliv (cs) Finnish: kuka tahansa (affirmative), ketään (interrogative)

French: quelqu'un (fr) m., quelqu'une (fr) f. Ido: irgu (io) Italian: chiunque (it) Japanese: 誰も,　だれも, daremo (used with affirmative verbs) 誰でも,だれでも, daredemo Kurdish: هه‌رکه‌س Persian: کسی (fa) (kasi) Spanish: alguien (es), cualquiera (es) m. and f.

(colloquial) a person of consideration or standing

Bulgarian: важна клечка (bg) Finnish: joku (positive), kukaan (negative).

Italian: qualcuno (it) Kurdish: که‌س

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French: n’importe qui (1), n’importe qui (2, negative only: pas n’importe qui)

Romanian: oricine Swedish: någon (1,2) (any person = vem som helst)

Related terms

• nobody
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