everybody

[ ev-ree-bod-ee, -buhd-ee ]

pronoun

1. every person.

everybody

/ ˈɛvrɪˌbɒdɪ /

pronoun

1. every person; everyone

Usage Note

See each, else.

Usage

See everyone

Word History and Origins

Origin of everybody¹

First recorded in 1520–30; every + body

Example Sentences

“If everybody jumps in, I think it could look markedly different in three to six months.“

From Los Angeles Times

I said that I had apologized to her and everybody else I wronged.

From Salon

“Gaetz won’t get confirmed, everybody knows that,” McCarthy said in an interview with Bloomberg Television at the Barclays Asia Forum in Singapore on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times

"There aren't enough tickets for everybody," organiser Emily Eavis told the BBC's Sidetracked podcast earlier this year.

From BBC

Nobody except Emily Eavis knows who'll be headlining next year - but rumours are rumours, and everybody enjoys speculating about the line-up.

From BBC