# anybody

Pronunciation: US say "EN-ee-bu-dee" /ˈɛn.i.bʌ.di/; UK say "EN-ee-bod-ee" /ˈɛn.i.bɒd.i/

## Pronoun

1. Any single person out of an unknown or unlimited number of people; any person at all.
   - Simple: Any person at all, no matter which one.
   - _Anybody who finishes the exam early may leave the room._
   - _She refused to let anybody else read the letters she had saved._
2. A person of some importance or social standing; someone who counts for something. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A person who matters or is seen as important.
   - _Everyone who was anybody in the city showed up for the charity gala._
   - _In those days you weren't anybody in local politics unless the mayor knew your name._

## Origin

From Middle English ani-bodi (also anybodi, eny body), formed from "any" plus "body".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/anybody (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).