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somebody

[ suhm-bod-ee, -buhd-ee, -buh-dee ]

pronoun

  1. some person.


noun

, plural some·bod·ies.
  1. a person of some note or importance.

somebody

/ ˈsʌmbədɪ /

pronoun

  1. some person; someone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a person of greater importance than others

    he seems to be somebody in this town

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of somebody1

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; some, body
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Example Sentences

We could match the drivers with somebody in need in their area.

The formula has never been patented, apparently from fear somebody would find out.

The feeling of losing something or somebody that you may never get back is grief.

We’re trying to forecast and take perspective, and both of those things — thinking into the future and putting ourself in somebody else’s shoes — are extremely hard.

He’s somebody that we can count on to help us with connections in other counties, with sheriff’s departments and police enforcement.

Like I would do something making fun of somebody who was already down.

When you see somebody who looks like you doing something you never thought you could do, then that thing becomes possible.

How the hell does somebody show up at a David Duke organized event in 2002 and claim ignorance?

When My Own Private Idaho came out, that was the first time somebody from our generation was contributing.

Somebody had hung an American flag and people of the neighborhood had placed bouquets and candles.

And generally Mr. Crow forgot a grievance quickly, because he was sure to get angry with somebody else.

This contrast implies a great wrong somewhere, and for which somebody must be responsible.

The narrow individualism of the nineteenth century refused to recognize the social duty of supporting somebody else's grandmother.

How many never know how close they come to making their mistake, or being a statistic in somebody else's?

Do you suppose somebody's following him, that he thinks it necessary to ride clear around us?

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