anybody - 3 dictionary results
an⋅y⋅bod⋅y
[en-ee-bod-ee, -buhd-ee] 
iˌbɒd
pronoun, noun, plural -bod⋅ies.–pronoun
| 1. | any person. |
–noun
—Idiom| 2. | a person of some importance: If you're anybody, you'll receive an invitation. |
| 3. | anybody's guess, a matter of conjecture: It's anybody's guess why she quit. |
Usage note:
The pronoun anybody is always written as one word: Is anybody home? There isn't anybody in the office. The two-word noun phrase any body means “any group” (Any body of students will include a few dissidents) or “any physical body”: The search continued for a week despite the failure to find any body. If the word a can be substituted for any without seriously affecting the meaning, the two-word noun phrase is called for: a body of students; failure to find a body. If the substitution cannot be made, the spelling is anybody. Anybody is less formal than anyone. See also anyone, each, they.
The pronoun anybody is always written as one word: Is anybody home? There isn't anybody in the office. The two-word noun phrase any body means “any group” (Any body of students will include a few dissidents) or “any physical body”: The search continued for a week despite the failure to find any body. If the word a can be substituted for any without seriously affecting the meaning, the two-word noun phrase is called for: a body of students; failure to find a body. If the substitution cannot be made, the spelling is anybody. Anybody is less formal than anyone. See also anyone, each, they.
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Anybody
A"ny*bod*y\, n. 1. Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person. His Majesty could not keep any secret from anybody. --Macaulay. 2. A person of consideration or standing. [Colloq.] All the men belonged exclusively to the mechanical and shopkeeping classes, and there was not a single banker or anybody in the list. --Lond. Sat. Rev.
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Language Translation for : anybody
Spanish:
alguien,
German:
irgendjemand,
Japanese:
誰か
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