English Online Dictionary. What means somebody? What does somebody mean?
English
Alternative forms
- some body, some-body (obsolete)
- somebuddy, sombuddy, sombudy, sumbody, sumbuddy (eye dialect)
- sby, sb (abbreviation)
Etymology
From some + body.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsʌmbədɪ/, /ˈsʌmbɒdɪ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈsʌmbʌdi/, /ˈsʌmbədi/, /ˈsʌmbɑdi/
Pronoun
somebody
- Some unspecified person.
Usage notes
Logically related to everybody and nobody. Becomes nobody via negation.
Synonyms
- someone
Derived terms
Related terms
- nobody
- everybody
- anybody
- somewhere
- something
Translations
Noun
somebody (plural somebodies or somebodys)
- Any person.
- A recognised or important person, a celebrity.