anybody
pronoun /ˈenibɒdi/
/ˈenibɑːdi/, /ˈenibʌdi/
(also anyone)
- used instead of somebody in negative sentences and in questions after if/whether, and after verbs such as prevent, forbid, avoid, etc. The difference between anybody and somebody is the same as the difference between any and some. Look at the notes there.
- Is there anybody who can help me?
- Anybody can use the pool—you don't need to be a member.
- She wasn't anybody before she got that job.
- any person at all; it does not matter who
- (in negative sentences) an important person