somebody
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- some body, some-body (obsolete)
- somebuddy, sombuddy, sombudy, sumbody, sumbuddy (eye dialect)
- sby (abbreviation)
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsʌmbədɪ/, /ˈsʌmbɒdɪ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈsʌmbʌdi/, /ˈsʌmbədi/, /ˈsʌmbɑdi/
Audio (US) (file)
Pronoun edit
somebody
Usage notes edit
Logically related to everybody and nobody. Becomes nobody via negation.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
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Translations edit
some unspecified person
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Noun edit
somebody (plural somebodys or somebodies)
- Any person.
- 1974, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture and the Fuel Crisis: Hearings..., page 88:
- So there, I know, was somebody or a combination of somebodys who did not know what the heck they were doing or dealing with.
- A recognised or important person, a celebrity.
- I'm tired of being a nobody – I want to be a somebody.
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