anybody
gb/ˈɛnibədi/ us/ˈɛnibədi/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 1900
bárki, valaki
A2
1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[Anybody] can [verb]
Anybody can learn to cook with practice.
Has anybody seen my keys?
You can invite anybody you like to the party.
Anybody who works here must wear an ID badge.
If anybody calls, tell them I’m not available.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
Anybody can play this game.
Did anybody call you?
Anybody can join the club.
I don’t know anybody here.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'anybody' with 'somebody'. 'Anybody' is used for general or negative contexts, while 'somebody' means a specific but unknown person.
Σημασία
any person at all
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
anybody else
|ask anybody
|tell anybody
|hardly anybody
|if anybody
Συνώνυμα
anyone (Virtually identical in meaning; 'anyone' is slightly more common in writing.)
Αντώνυμα
nobody (Means no person at all, the opposite of 'anybody'.)
Θέματα
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
Used to mean any person, without saying which person.
Used to refer to any person, without saying exactly who.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
anybody
IPA
GB/ˈɛnibədi/
US/ˈɛnibədi/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
any - body (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (any)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: anybody
- Plural: anybodies
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
anybody else
1/ˈɛnibədi ˈɛls/
fixed phrase
any other person
Used to mean another person, not the one already mentioned.
Παραδείγματα
- Is there anybody else who wants to speak?
- I don’t want anybody else to get hurt.
hardly anybody
1/hˈɑɹdli ˈɛnibədi/
fixed phrase
almost no one
Used to say that almost no people are involved or present.
Παραδείγματα
- Hardly anybody came to the meeting.
- It was so early that hardly anybody was on the street.
if anybody
1/ˈɪf ˈɛnibədi/
fixed phrase
in case someone does
Used when talking about something that might happen if a person does something.
Παραδείγματα
- If anybody asks, tell them I’m out.
- If anybody needs help, let me know.