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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 statementsYou 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 questionsIn 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.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | 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 |
somebodynoun 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-personsomebodynounInformal. 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.Translationssome (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 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. (很)有些 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 一些4. certain. He's quite kind in some ways. 某些 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 很多,大量的 2. an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc). She was hunting for some book that she's lost. 某種,某些 某种,某些 3. (used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate. There were some thirty people at the reception. 大約 大约 adverb (American) somewhat; to a certain extent. I think we've progressed some. 稍微 稍微ˈsomebody pronoun someone. 某人 某人ˈsomeday adverb (also some day) at an unknown time in the future. We'll manage it someday. 某天 某天ˈsomehow adverb in some way not known for certain. I'll get there somehow. 不管怎地,總有辦法 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 某人2. a person of importance. He thinks he is someone. 重要人物 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. 什麼,某事 什么,某事 2. a thing of importance. There's something in what you say. 重要東西(或道理) 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. 在某一時候 在某一时候ˈsometimes adverb occasionally. He sometimes goes to America; He goes to America sometimes; Sometimes he seems very forgetful. 有時 有时ˈsomewhat adverb rather; a little. He is somewhat sad; The news puzzled me somewhat. 有一點兒 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 某地mean something to have meaning; to be significant. Do all these figures mean something? 有意義,是重要的 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. 什麼 什么something like1. about. We have something like five hundred people working here. 大約,就像是... 大约,类似 2. rather like. A zebra is something like a horse with stripes. 幾分像 几分像something tells me I have reason to believe; I suspect. Something tells me she's lying. 我有足夠的理由相信(懷疑) 我觉得…,我有理由相信/怀疑… somebody AcronymsSeesoybeansomebody
Synonyms for somebodynoun celebritySynonyms- celebrity
- big name
- public figure
- name
- star
- heavyweight
- notable
- superstar
- household name
- dignitary
- luminary
- bigwig
- celeb
- big shot
- personage
- megastar
- big wheel
- big noise
- big hitter
- heavy hitter
- person of note
- V.I.P.
- someone
Antonyms- nothing
- nobody
- nonentity
- lightweight
- also-ran
- menial
- cipher
- non-person
Synonyms for somebodynoun an important, influential personSynonyms- character
- dignitary
- eminence
- leader
- lion
- nabob
- notability
- notable
- personage
- big-timer
- heavyweight
- someone
- VIP
- big shot
- big wheel
- bigwig
- muckamuck
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