anybody
gb/ˈɛnibədi/ us/ˈɛnibədi/
A2
Engels
~ 1900
bárki, valaki
A2
1
Gebruikspatroon:
[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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
Anybody can play this game.
Did anybody call you?
Anybody can join the club.
I don’t know anybody here.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes confuse 'anybody' with 'somebody'. 'Anybody' is used for general or negative contexts, while 'somebody' means a specific but unknown person.
Betekenis
any person at all
Woordcombinaties
anybody else
|ask anybody
|tell anybody
|hardly anybody
|if anybody
Synoniemen
anyone (Virtually identical in meaning; 'anyone' is slightly more common in writing.)
Antoniemen
nobody (Means no person at all, the opposite of 'anybody'.)
Thema's
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definitie
Used to mean any person, without saying which person.
Used to refer to any person, without saying exactly who.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
anybody
IPA
GB/ˈɛnibədi/
US/ˈɛnibədi/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
any - body (2 lettergrepen)
Stress on 1st syllable (any)
Woordvormen
Noun
- Base: anybody
- Plural: anybodies
Woordfamilie
Uitdrukkingen
anybody else
1/ˈɛnibədi ˈɛls/
fixed phrase
any other person
Used to mean another person, not the one already mentioned.
Voorbeelden
- 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.
Voorbeelden
- 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.
Voorbeelden
- If anybody asks, tell them I’m out.
- If anybody needs help, let me know.