somebody
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somebody
- /ˈsʌmˌbɒdi/ UK
- /ˈsʌmˌbədi/ UK
- /ˈsʌmbˌʌdi/
- /ˈsʌmˌbɑdi/
- /ˈsʌmˌbədi/ US, unstressed
Where it comes from
From Middle English sum body, equivalent to some + body.
pronoun some body · some-body · somebuddy · sombuddy · sombudy · sumbody
- Some unspecified person. Somebody has to clean this mess up.
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Synonym of someone; an important person.
He could have been somebody!
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noun somebodies · somebodys · some body · some-body · somebuddy · sombuddy
- Any person. In the nature of things a good many somebodies are always in hospital, and the law of averages had picked on me to be one of them a week or so before.
- A recognised or important person, a celebrity. I'm tired of being a nobody – I want to be a somebody.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: person, soul, individual, mortal, someone, human, people, help, dating, man, guy, one, nobody, something, fleet, flotilla
pronoun
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pron some unspecified person
| Español | alguien |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 누군가 nugun'ga, 어떤 사람 eotteon saram |
| 日本語 | 誰か dareka, 或る人 aru hito |
| 中文 | 有人 yǒurén, 某人 mǒurén |
| हिन्दी | कोई koī |
| Português | alguém |
| Français | quelqu'un |
| Deutsch | jemand, einer, wer |
| Italiano | qualcuno |
| Ελληνικά | κάποιος kápoios |
| Română | cineva |
| Русский | кто́-то któ-to, кто-нибу́дь kto-nibúdʹ, не́кто nékto, кто-ли́бо kto-líbo, кое-кто́ koje-któ |
| Tiếng Việt | ai đó |
| العربية | أَحَد ʔaḥad, as a subject |
| עברית | מִישֶׁהוּ míshehu |
Talk about this word "somebody." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/somebody. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. somebody. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/somebody "somebody." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/somebody.Cite this
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title = {somebody},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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