somebody

some·bod·y

S0556700 (sŭm′bŏd′ē, -bŭd′ē, -bə-dē)pron. An unspecified or unknown person; someone. See Usage Note at he¹.n. pl. some·bod·ies A person of importance: "Obviously she was somebody—a real presence in the room" (Oleg Cassini).

somebody

(ˈsʌmbədɪ) pronsome person; someonen, pl -bodiesa person of greater importance than others: he seems to be somebody in this town.

some•bod•y

(ˈsʌmˌbɒd i, -ˌbʌd i, -bə di)

pron., n., pl. -bod•ies. pron. 1. some person. n. 2. a person of some note or importance. [1275–1325]

someone

somebody1. used in statements

You use someone or somebody to refer to a person without saying who you mean.

Carlos sent someone to see me.There was an accident and somebody got hurt.

There is no difference in meaning between someone and somebody, but somebody is more common in spoken English, and someone is more common in written English.

Be Careful!
You don't usually use 'someone' or 'somebody' as part of the object of a negative sentence. Don't say, for example, 'I don't know someone who lives in York'. You say 'I don't know anyone who lives in York'.

There wasn't anyone there.There wasn't much room for anybody else.2. used in questions

In questions, you can use someone, somebody, anyone, or anybody as part of the object. You use someone or somebody when you are expecting the answer 'yes'. For example, if you think I met someone, you might ask me 'Did you meet someone?' If you do not know whether I met someone or not, you would ask 'Did you meet anyone?'

Marit, did you have someone in your room last night?Was there anyone you knew at the party?

Be Careful!
Don't use 'someone' or 'somebody' with of in front of the plural form of a noun. Don't say, for example, 'Someone of my friends is an artist'. You say 'One of my friends is an artist'.

One of his classmates won a national poetry competition.'Where have you been?' one of them asked.3. 'some people'

Someone and somebody do not have plural forms. If you want to refer to a group of people without saying who you mean, you say some people.

Some people tried to escape through a window.This behaviour may be annoying to some people.

Thesaurus

Noun

somebody - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"individual, mortal, person, someone, soulorganism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independentlycausal agency, causal agent, cause - any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or resultspersonality - the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others"chassis, bod, human body, material body, physical body, physique, build, anatomy, figure, flesh, frame, shape, soma, form - alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"self - a person considered as a unique individual; "one's own self"adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onwardadventurer, venturer - a person who enjoys taking risksunusual person, anomaly - a person who is unusualapplicant, applier - a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admissionappointee, appointment - a person who is appointed to a job or positioncapitalist - a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)captor, capturer - a person who captures and holds people or animalschanger, modifier - a person who changes something; "an inveterate changer of the menu"color-blind person - a person unable to distinguish differences in huecommon man, common person, commoner - a person who holds no titlecommunicator - a person who communicates with otherscontestant - a person who participates in competitionscoward - a person who shows fear or timiditycreator - a person who grows or makes or invents thingscontroversialist, disputant, eristic - a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversyapplied scientist, engineer, technologist - a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problemsentertainer - a person who tries to please or amuseexperimenter - a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas; "she was an experimenter in new forms of poetry"expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfullyface - a part of a person that is used to refer to a person; "he looked out at a roomful of faces"; "when he returned to work he met many new faces"female person, female - a person who belongs to the sex that can have babiesindividualist - a person who pursues independent thought or actiondenizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular placeaborigine, indigen, indigene, native, aboriginal - an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students"native - a person born in a particular place or country; "he is a native of Brazil"inexperienced person, innocent - a person who lacks knowledge of evilintellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creativelyjuvenile, juvenile person - a young person, not fully developedlover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someoneloved one - a person who you love, usually a member of your familyleader - a person who rules or guides or inspires othersmale person, male - a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babiesmoney dealer, money handler - a person who receives or invests or pays out moneynational, subject - a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"nonreligious person - a person who does not manifest devotion to a deitynonworker - a person who does nothingcompeer, equal, peer, match - a person who is of equal standing with another in a groupbeholder, observer, perceiver, percipient - a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses

somebody

noun celebrity, big name, public figure, name, star, heavyweight (informal), notable, superstar, household name, dignitary, luminary, bigwig (informal), celeb (informal), big shot (informal), personage, megastar (informal), big wheel (slang), big noise (informal), big hitter (informal), heavy hitter (informal), person of note, V.I.P., someone He suddenly became a somebody.
nothing (informal), nobody, nonentity, lightweight (informal), also-ran, menial, cipher, non-person

somebody

nounInformal. An important, influential person:character, dignitary, eminence, leader, lion, nabob, notability, notable, personage.Informal: big-timer, heavyweight, someone, VIP.Slang: big shot, big wheel, bigwig, muckamuck.

Translations

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(sam) pronoun, adjective1. an indefinite amount or number (of). I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.一些2. (said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of). `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't. 部分，有些 3. (said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of). Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.一些4. certain. He's quite kind in some ways.某些 adjective1. a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of). I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers! 很多，大量的 2. an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc). She was hunting for some book that she's lost. 某种，某些 3. (used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate. There were some thirty people at the reception.大约 adverb (American) somewhat; to a certain extent. I think we've progressed some.稍微ˈsomebody pronoun someone. 某人ˈsomeday adverb (also some day) at an unknown time in the future. We'll manage it someday.某天ˈsomehow adverb in some way not known for certain. I'll get there somehow. 不管怎地，以某种方式 ˈsomeone pronoun1. an unknown or unnamed person. There's someone at the door – would you answer it?; We all know someone who needs help.某人2. a person of importance. He thinks he is someone.重要人物ˈsomething pronoun1. a thing not known or not stated. Would you like something to eat?; I've got something to tell you. 什么，某事 2. a thing of importance. There's something in what you say. 重要东西（或道理） ˈsometime adverb at an unknown time in the future or the past. We'll go there sometime next week; They went sometime last month.在某一时候ˈsometimes adverb occasionally. He sometimes goes to America; He goes to America sometimes; Sometimes he seems very forgetful.有时ˈsomewhat adverb rather; a little. He is somewhat sad; The news puzzled me somewhat.有一点儿ˈsomewhere adverb (American ˈsomeplace) (in or to) some place not known or not named. They live somewhere in London; I won't be at home tonight – I'm going somewhere for dinner.某地mean something to have meaning; to be significant. Do all these figures mean something? 有意义，是重要的 or something used when the speaker is uncertain or being vague. Her name is Mary or Margaret or something.什么something like1. about. We have something like five hundred people working here. 大约，类似 2. rather like. A zebra is something like a horse with stripes.几分像something tells me I have reason to believe; I suspect. Something tells me she's lying. 我觉得…，我有理由相信/怀疑…

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(a body part) is killing (one)
(a)hold of (someone or something)
(have done) more (something) than (one) has had hot dinners
(it's all) Greek to (one)
(it's) news to (one)
(one) can't beat (something)
(one) can't take (someone) anywhere
(one) doesn't give a hoot (about something)
(one) doesn't give a rip (about something)
(one) has to run along
(one) has to shove off
(one) is not as green as (one) is cabbage-looking
(one) will get (one's)
(one) won't give up without a fight
(one's) best foot forward
(one's) blood is up
(one's) day in court
(one's) face doesn't fit
(one's) fate is sealed
(one's) game
(one's) heart bleeds for (someone)
(one's) heart goes out to (someone)
(one's) heart isn't in it
(one's) heart's desire
(one's) knees are knocking
(one's) number comes up
(one's) number is up
(one's) scene
(right) under (one's) (very) nose
(someone) is endgame
(something) to call (one's) own
(the) odds are against (something)
(the) smart money is on (someone or something)
a black mark against (one)
a card up (one's) sleeve
a chill runs/goes down (one's) spine
a chill runs/goes down somebody's spine
a chink in somebody's armour
a cloud hangs over (someone or something)
a cloud hangs over somebody/something
a cut above somebody/something
a dead ringer for somebody
a fan of (someone or something)
a figment of somebody's imagination
a fire under (someone or something)
a handle to (one's) name
a hold on (someone)
a load off (one's) mind
a load/weight off somebody's mind
a millstone around/round somebody's neck
a monkey on (one's) back
a nail in somebody's/something's coffin
a plum in (one's) mouth
a price on (one's) head
a price on somebody's head
a pricking in (one's) thumbs
a question mark hangs over somebody/something
a rod/stick to beat somebody with
a shiver runs/goes down (one's) spine
a shiver runs/goes down somebody's spine
a shot across somebody's bows
a somebody
a song in (one's) heart
a weight off (one's) mind
a/(one's) point of view
a/somebody's blind spot
a/the monkey on somebody's back
a/the/somebody's way of life
able to do (something) with (one's) eyes closed
above (someone's) head
above/over somebody's head
absent (oneself) from (someone or something)
accompany (one) on a/(one's) journey
ace out
address (one's) comments to (someone or something)
address (one's) remarks to (someone or something)
affiliate (someone or something) to (someone or something)
affiliate (someone or something) with (someone or something)
after (one's) blood
after (someone or something)
after the fashion of (someone or something)
after the fashion of somebody/something
all eyes are on (someone or something)
all eyes are on somebody/something
all manner of somebody/something
all over (someone) like a cheap suit
all the best to (someone)
allow (one) free rein
allow (one) full rein
an ax(e) hanging over (someone or something)
an/somebody's Achilles' heel
an/somebody's eagle eye
another peep out of (one)
anything in it for (one)
anything/nothing/something in it for somebody
applaud (one) to the echo
around (someone or something)
as fast as (one's) legs can carry (one)
as for
as for somebody/something
as long as (one's) arm
as much as (one) could do (not) (to do something)
as much as somebody can/could do to do something
as regards somebody/something
ask (one) point-blank
ask (someone) for (one's) hand
ask for/win somebody's hand
ask, tell, etc. somebody point blank
associate with
at (one's) beck and call
at (one's) command
at (one's) convenience
at (one's) discretion
at (one's) disposal
at (one's) door
at (one's) expense
at (one's) feet
at (one's) pleasure
at (one's) suggestion
at (one's) time of life
at (one's) wits' end
at odds with (someone, something, or oneself)
at risk to (someone, something, or oneself)
at risk to yourself/somebody/something
at somebody's beck and call
at somebody's convenience
at somebody's discretion
at somebody's expense
at somebody's feet
at the end of (one's) rope
at the expense of somebody/something
at the hand(s) of (someone or something)
at the hands of somebody
at the mercy of somebody/something
at your/somebody's disposal
at your/somebody's pleasure
at/on somebody's heels
at/on somebody's suggestion
ate up with (someone or something)
avoid (someone or something) like the plague
avoid somebody/something like the plague
away with (someone or something)
back (someone or something) up to (something)
back (someone) for (something)
back in (one's) box
back into (someone or something)
back of (one's) mind
back over (someone or something)
back/paint somebody/yourself into a corner
backfire on
bad cess to (one)
bag
bail on (one)
bail out on (one)
ball up
bane of (one's) existence
bang
barf out
bargain (someone or something) down
bark (something) out (to someone)
bark (something) out at (someone)
bark (something) to (someone)
bark at
be (not) (one's) department
be (not) (one's) style
be (not) (one's) type
be (not) a patch on
be (one's) (own) lookout
be (one's) baby
be (one's) for the asking
be (one's) for the taking
be (one's) life
be (one's) man/woman
be (one's) middle name
be (one's) pigeon
be (one's) place (to do something)
be (one's) spiritual home
be (someone's) strong suit
be (well) on the/(one's) way to/towards (something)
be a credit to (someone or something)
be a fan of (someone or something)
be a ghost of (someone or something's) former self
be a hit with (someone)
be a shadow of (someone or something's) former self
be able to (do something) in (one's) sleep
be able to count (someone or something) on one hand
be able to count (someone or something) on the fingers of one hand
be able to count somebody/something on one hand
be after (one's) blood
be after/out for somebody's blood
be against (someone or something)
be ahead of (someone or something's) time
be all (one) could do (not) to (do something)
be all about (someone, something, or oneself)
be all about somebody/something
be all in (one's)/the mind
be all in somebody's/the mind
be all over (one)
be all over somebody
be all somebody can/could do to do something
be all the same to (one)
be all the same to somebody
be as nothing (compared) to (someone or something)
be at (one) hammer and tongs
be at (one's) command
be at (one's) service
be at (one's) wits' end
be at (someone or something)
be at (someone's) feet
be at it hammer and tongs
be at somebody's command
be at somebody's service
be baying for blood
be beating the bushes (for someone or something)
be before (one's) time
be before somebody's time
be behind
be better off
be beyond (one)
be beyond somebody
be breathing down (one's) neck
be burning a hole in (one's) pocket
be chasing (one's) (own) tail
be close to (one's) heart
be close/dear/near to somebody's heart
be crazy about (someone or something)
be crook on (one)
be curtains for (someone or something)
be cut out for (something)
be cut out for somebody/something
be cutting (one's) own throat
be dead set against (someone or something)
be descended from (someone or something)
be done with (someone or something)
be down on (one) like a ton of bricks
be down to (one)
be down to somebody/something
be dragging (one's) feet
be eating (one's) dust
be engraved in (one's) memory
be engraved in (one's) mind
be engraved on (one's) heart
be etched on (one's) heart
be etched on (one's) memory
be etched on (one's) mind
be fond of (someone or something)
be friends with (someone)
be frightened of (one's) (own) shadow
be frightened out of (one's) wits
be glad to see the back of (someone or something)
be glad, etc. to see the back of somebody/something
be glued to (someone or something)
be good for (someone or something)
be good with (one's) hands
be hanging on by (one's) fingertips
be hard on (one)
be hard on somebody
be hell on (one)
be hip to (someone or something)
be holding (one's) breath
be in (one's) black books
be in (one's) confidence
be in (one's) debt
be in (one's) favor
be in (one's) good graces
be in (one's) light
be in (one's) Sunday best
be in (someone's) bad books
be in (someone's) care
be in (someone's) shoes
be in a class of (one's)/its own
be in a world of (one's) own
be in advance of (someone or something's) time
be in an/(one's) ivory tower
be in awe (of someone or something)
be in awe of (someone or something)
be in bad odor with
be in bed with
be in bed with somebody/something
be in Dutch (with someone)
be in fear of (one's) life
be in good odor with (one)
be in good with (someone)
be in pursuit of (someone or something)
be in somebody's confidence
be in somebody's debt
be in somebody's good graces
be in somebody's light
be in somebody's shoes
be in step (with someone or something)
be in store (for one)
be in sync (with someone or something)
be in the care of (someone)
be in the charge of (someone)
be in the pay of (someone or something)
be in the pay of somebody/something
be in time (with someone or something)
be in touch with (someone)
be in tune with (someone or something)
be in well (with)
be in with (someone)
be in/get into somebody's good/bad books
be infatuated with (someone or something)
be intimate with (someone)
be into (someone) for (something)
be into somebody for something
be laughing (one's) head off
be licking (one's) lips
be light on (one's) feet
be looking over (one's) shoulder
be lost on (someone)
be lost on somebody
be lost without (someone or something)
be mad about (someone or something)
be mad keen (on someone or something)
be missing some of (one's) buttons
be missing some of (one's) marbles
be mixed up with (someone)
be near to (one's) heart
be nervous of (one's) (own) shadow
be news to (one)
be no match for somebody/something
be none of (one's) business
be none of somebody's business
be not (one's) cup of tea
be not (one's) day
be not fussed (about someone or something)
be nothing to (one)
be nothing to do with (someone or something)
be nuts about (someone or something)
be nutty about (someone or something)
be off (one's) feed
be off (one's) food
be on (one's) (own) head
be on (one's) back
be on (one's) case
be on (one's) game
be on (one's) shoulder
be on (one's) side
be on (one's) soapbox
be on a par with (someone or something)
be on a par with somebody/something
be on bad terms (with someone)
be on friendly terms with (someone)
be on nodding terms (with someone)
be on nodding terms with somebody
be on somebody's back
be on somebody's case
be on somebody's side
be on the scent (of someone or something)
be on the watch (for someone or something)
be on to (someone or something)
be one up on (someone or something)
be onto somebody
be open with (one)
be out of (one's) league
be out of favor (with one)
be out of somebody's league
be out of sync (with someone or something)
be out to get (one)
be past (someone's or something's) best
be prey to (someone or something)
be quits (with someone)
be rid of somebody/something
be rubbing (one's) hands (with glee)
be scared of (one's) (own) shadow
be scratching (one's) head
be second only to (someone or something)
be second only to somebody/something
be set in (one's) ways
be shot of (someone or something)
be shouting (one's) head off
be shut of (someone or something)
be sick of the sight of (someone or something)
be somebody's baby
be somebody's department
be somebody's for the asking
be somebody's for the taking
be somebody's life
be somebody's man/woman
be somebody's middle name
be somebody's pigeon
be somebody's place to do something
be somebody's spiritual home
be somebody's style
be somebody's type
be sorry for (someone)
be struck by (someone or something)
be struck by/on/with somebody/something
be struck on (someone or something)
be struck with (someone or something)
be stuck on (someone or something)
be talking through (one's) hat
be tearing (one's) hair out
be the (very) image of (someone)
be the death of (one)
be the death of somebody
be the envy of (someone or something)
be the envy of somebody/something
be the image of somebody/something
be the making of (one)
be the making of somebody/something
be the matter (with someone or something)
be the world to (one)
be there for (one)
be there for somebody
be tickets (for someone or something)
be to do with (something)
be too many for (someone)
be too much (for one)
be tough on (someone or something)
be twice the man/woman that (someone) is
be twiddling (one's) thumbs
be under (someone's) care
be up to (one)
be up to (one's) (old) tricks
be up to (one's) old tricks
be up to somebody
be upon (someone or something)
be wasting (one's) breath
be well rid of (someone or something)
be wise to (someone or something)
be with (one)
be with (one) in spirit
be with somebody
be with somebody in spirit
be worth its/(one's) weight in gold
be wrapped up in (someone or something)
be wrapped up in somebody/something
be wringing (one's) hands
be written all over (one's) face
be written all over somebody's face
be/come down on somebody like a ton of bricks
be/feel lost without somebody/something
be/feel sorry for somebody
be/get even with somebody
be/get mixed up with somebody
be/get shot of somebody/something
be/get wise to somebody/something
be/get/have one up on somebody
be/go at somebody/something hammer and tongs
be/go/keep on at somebody
be/have done with somebody/something
be/have nothing to do with somebody/something
be/have to do with somebody/something
be/keep in with somebody
be/make a hit with somebody
be/mean nothing to somebody
be/mean the world to somebody
be/stand in awe of somebody/something
bear the sight of (someone or something)
bear/keep somebody/something in mind
beat (one) at (one's) own game
beat (one) hollow
beat (one) to the punch
beat (someone) hands down
beat (something) into (someone's) head
beat a path to (one's) door
beat a path to somebody's door
beat out
beat somebody at their own game
beat somebody/something hollow
beat the (living) daylights out of (one)
beat the bejesus out of (one)
beat the hell out of (one)
beat the shit out of (one)
beat/knock/kick the hell out of somebody/something
beat/scare the daylights out of somebody
become a fan of (someone or something)
become fond of (someone or something)
become friends with (someone)
become hip to (someone or something)
become infatuated with (someone or something)
beef about (someone or something)
before (one's) eyes
behind (one's) back
behind somebody's back
believe (one's) ears
bend (one's) ear
bend (one's) efforts
bend (one's) mind
bend somebody's ear
beneath (one's) dignity
beneath somebody's dignity
betroth (someone or oneself) to (someone)
better than
between the/(one's) ears
beyond (someone or something)
bicker with (someone)
bicker with (someone) about (something)
bicker with (someone) over (something)
big of (one)
bind (one) hand and foot
bind/tie somebody hand and foot
bite (one's) head off
bite off more than (one) can chew
bite/snap somebody's head off

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