Definition of 'somebody'
indefinite pronoun
Somebody means the same as someone.
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somebody in American English
pronoun
1.
a person unknown or not named; some person; someone
nounWord forms: plural ˈsomeˌbodies
2.
a person of importance
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somebody in American English
(ˈsʌmˌbɑdi, -ˌbʌdi, -bədi) (noun plural -bodies)
pronoun
1.
some person
noun
2.
a person of some note or importance
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Word Frequency
somebody in British English
pronoun
1.
some person; someone
nounWord forms: plural -bodies
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somebody
British English: somebody
/ˈsʌmbədɪ/ PRONOUN
You use somebody to talk about a person without saying who you mean.
- American English: somebody /-bʌdi, ˈsʌmbɑdi/
- Arabic: شَخْصٌ مَا
- Brazilian Portuguese: alguém
- Chinese: 某人
- Croatian: netko
- Czech: někdo
- Danish: nogle
- Dutch: iemand
- European Spanish: alguien afirmación
- Finnish: joku
- French: quelqu’un
- German: jemand
- Greek: κάποιος
- Italian: qualcuno
- Japanese: 誰か
- Korean: 누군가
- Norwegian: noen
- Polish: ktoś
- European Portuguese: alguém
- Romanian: cineva
- Russian: кто-то
- Spanish: alguien
- Swedish: någon
- Thai: บางคน
- Turkish: birisi
- Ukrainian: хтось
- Vietnamese: người nào đó
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