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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024some•bod•y /ˈsʌmˌbɑdi, -ˌbʌdi, -bədi/USA pronunciation pron., n., pl. -bod•ies. pron. - someone not known or specified:Maybe somebody will think of a better solution. There's somebody at the door.
n. - This word may be used as a pronoun (with no article) or as a count noun (with an article if singular) to mean "a person of some importance:''Right now he may not seem special, but one day he'll be somebody. He wants to be a somebody, not a nobody.
As a pronoun, somebody is used most often in affirmative sentences, while anybody is used in sentences with negative words and in questions:There's somebody at the door.There isn't anybody at the door.Is anybody at the door?But somebody can be used in questions when the answer is expected to be "yes'':Can't somebody help me? WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024some•bod•y (sum′bod′ē, -bud′ē, -bə dē),USA pronunciation pron., n., pl. -bod•ies. pron. - some person.
n. - a person of some note or importance.
- 1275–1325; Middle English; see some, body
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: somebody /ˈsʌmbədɪ/ pron - some person; someone
n ( pl -bodies)- a person of greater importance than others: he seems to be somebody in this town
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