somebody

See also: some-body and some body

somebody - English

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Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈsʌmbədɪ/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈsʌmbʌdi/, /ˈsʌmbədi/, /ˈsʌmbɑdi/

Pronoun

somebody

  1. Some unspecified person.
    • Somebody has to clean this mess up.

Usage notes

Logically related to everybody and nobody. Becomes nobody via negation.

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Noun

somebody (plural somebodies)

  1. A recognised or important person, a celebrity.
    • I'm tired of being a nobody – I want to be a somebody.
Meaning and Definition of somebody
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