anyone
gb/ˈɛniwˌʌn/ us/ˈɛniwˌʌn/
A2
Inglês
~ 700
bárki, valaki
A2
1
Padrão de uso:
[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.
Exemplos para estudantes
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.
Erro comum:
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.
Significado
any person, no matter who
Colocações
anyone else
|anyone can
|if anyone
|hardly anyone
|almost anyone
Sinônimos
anybody (Interchangeable in most contexts; 'anybody' is slightly more informal.)
Antônimos
no one (Refers to not a single person, the opposite of 'anyone'.)
Temas
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definição
Used to talk about any person, not a specific one.
Used to refer to any person, without specifying which one.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
anyone
AFI
GB/ˈɛniwˌʌn/
US/ˈɛniwˌʌn/
Sílabas e tonicidade
any - one (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (any)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: anyone
- Plural: anyones
Família de palavras
Expressões
anyone else
1/ˈɛniwˌʌn ˈɛls/
fixed phrase
any other person
Any other person that is not the one already talked about.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- If anyone calls, tell them I’m out.
- If anyone asks, we were never here.