pron
anybody
EHN-ee-bod-ee
pron
1
Any person at all; anyone.
"Is anybody home?"
"Anybody could have made that mistake."
2
(informal) A person of some importance or standing.
"If you want to be anybody in this industry, you need to network."
How to Use Anybody
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAny person, no one specific.
Common mistake
"Anybody" and "anyone" mean the same thing and are interchangeable — pick whichever sounds better in the sentence.
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