anyone
gb/ˈɛniwˌʌn/ us/ˈɛniwˌʌn/
A2
Engelsk
~ 700
bárki, valaki
A2
1
Brugsmønster:
[anyone] + [verb/auxiliary verb]
Anyone can learn to swim if they practice.
Bárki megtanulhat úszni, ha gyakorol.
Has anyone seen my phone?
Látta valaki a telefonomat?
I don’t know anyone in this city.
If anyone calls, tell them I’m busy.
Hardly anyone showed up to the meeting.
Læringseksempler
Anyone can play this game.
Ezzel a játékkal bárki játszhat.
Did anyone call you?
Felhívott valaki?
I don’t know anyone here.
Has anyone seen my bag?
Anyone can join the club.
Typisk fejl:
Learners sometimes confuse 'anyone' with 'someone'. 'Anyone' is used for general or negative contexts, while 'someone' is used when referring to an unspecified but definite person.
Betydning
any person, no matter who
Ordforbindelser
anyone else
|anyone can
|if anyone
|hardly anyone
|almost anyone
Synonymer
anybody (Interchangeable in most contexts; 'anybody' is slightly more informal.)
Antonymer
no one (Refers to not a single person, the opposite of 'anyone'.)
Temaer
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used to talk about any person, not a specific one.
Used to refer to any person, without specifying which one.
Grammatik
Opslagsform
anyone
IPA
GB/ˈɛniwˌʌn/
US/ˈɛniwˌʌn/
Stavelser og tryk
any - one (2 stavelser)
Stress on 1st syllable (any)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: anyone
- Plural: anyones
Ordfamilie
Udtryk
anyone else
1/ˈɛniwˌʌn ˈɛls/
fixed phrase
any other person
Any other person that is not the one already talked about.
Eksempler
- Does anyone else want some coffee?
- I don't think anyone else knows about this.
hardly anyone
1/hˈɑɹdli ˈɛniwˌʌn/
fixed phrase
almost no person
Very few people; almost nobody.
Eksempler
- Hardly anyone came to the party.
- There’s hardly anyone in the park today.
if anyone
1/ˈɪf ˈɛniwˌʌn/
fixed phrase
conditional reference to any person
Used to say what will happen if some person (no matter who) does something.
Eksempler
- If anyone calls, tell them I’m out.
- If anyone asks, we were never here.