anybody
//ˈɛn.i.bɒd.i//
informalDefinitions
1.Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.
- I won't force anybody to do that.
- I didn't think that anybody saw us.
- Is anybody in the house?
2.A person of some consideration or standing.(informal)
- Here one isn't anybody, if one doesn't dance like Travolta.
- Everybody who wants to be anybody will come to Jake's party.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1251
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Common
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From Middle English ani-bodi, anybodi, eny body.
By surface analysis, any + body.