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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024an•y•bod•y /ˈɛniˌbɑdi, -ˌbʌdi/USA pronunciation pron., n., pl. -ies. pron. - somebody;
someone: [with negative words or phrases]There wasn't anybody there who could help.[in questions]Isn't there anybody who can help me? - everyone or everybody;
no matter who: [only in affirmative sentences]Anybody there will know where the train station is.
n. [countable] - a person of some importance:Everybody who is anybody will be there.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•y•bod•y (en′ē bod′ē, -bud′ē),USA pronunciation pron., n., pl. -bod•ies. pron. - any person.
- anybody's guess, a matter of conjecture:It's anybody's guess why she quit.
n. - a person of some importance:If you're anybody, you'll receive an invitation.
- Middle English ani bodi. See any, body 1250–1300
The pronoun anybody is always written as one word:Is anybody home? There isn't anybody in the office.The two-word noun phrase any body means "any group'' (Any body of students will include a few dissidents) or "any physical body'':The search continued for a week despite the failure to find any body.If the word a can be substituted for any without seriously affecting the meaning, the two-word noun phrase is called for:a body of students; failure to find a body.If the substitution cannot be made, the spelling is anybody. Anybody is less formal than anyone. See also anyone, each, they. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: anybody /ˈɛnɪˌbɒdɪ -bədɪ/ pron - any person; anyone
- (usually used with a negative or a question) a person of any importance: he isn't anybody in this town
n ( pl -bodies)- (often preceded by just) any person at random; no matter who
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