anybody
gb/ˈɛnibədi/ us/ˈɛnibədi/
A2
Англійська
~ 1900
bárki, valaki
A2
1
Модель уживання:
[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.
Навчальні приклади
Anybody can play this game.
Did anybody call you?
Anybody can join the club.
I don’t know anybody here.
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'anybody' with 'somebody'. 'Anybody' is used for general or negative contexts, while 'somebody' means a specific but unknown person.
Значення
any person at all
Словосполучення
anybody else
|ask anybody
|tell anybody
|hardly anybody
|if anybody
Синоніми
anyone (Virtually identical in meaning; 'anyone' is slightly more common in writing.)
Антоніми
nobody (Means no person at all, the opposite of 'anybody'.)
Теми
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
Used to mean any person, without saying which person.
Used to refer to any person, without saying exactly who.
Граматика
Словникова форма
anybody
IPA
GB/ˈɛnibədi/
US/ˈɛnibədi/
Склади й наголос
any - body (2 склади)
Stress on 1st syllable (any)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: anybody
- Plural: anybodies
Споріднені слова
Вирази
anybody else
1/ˈɛnibədi ˈɛls/
fixed phrase
any other person
Used to mean another person, not the one already mentioned.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- If anybody asks, tell them I’m out.
- If anybody needs help, let me know.