pronoun
- any person; anyone
- any person at all; it doesn’t matter who
- a person of importance or significance
Usage: used in questions and negative statements
Usage: used in affirmative statements
Usage: informal
Examples
- Is anybody home?
- I don’t know anybody in this town.
- Anybody can learn to ride a bike with practice.
- If anybody calls, tell them I’ll be back later.
- She thinks she’s really somebody now that she’s famous.
- Anybody who works hard can succeed.
- There wasn’t anybody at the party I recognized.