Chiefly in negative, interrogative, and conditional contexts: any person or persons at all; even a single individual; (also) a given individual or…

As an intensifier, esp. following a superlative or an inclusive or exclusive expression, as any man alive, etc. Cf. on earth at earth, n.1 phrases 2.

Frequently in negative, interrogative, and conditional contexts: = anyone, pron. 1.

A human being. Used indefinitely without article: any person (in later use chiefly in negative or proverbial phrases). Obsolete.

†any only ——: any one —— (obsolete). one only —— (now archaic), an only —— (now somewhat rare except as in sense 2c): one single ——, one —— and no…

colloquial. With indefinite article: any person, anyone whatsoever, one(self).