somebody
pronoun
, -ˌbä-\
Definition of somebody
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somebody
nounDefinition of somebody (Entry 2 of 2)
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Synonyms & Antonyms for somebody
Synonyms: Noun
cause célèbre (also cause celebre), celeb, celebrity, figure, icon (also ikon), light, luminary, megastar, name, notability, notable, notoriety, personage, personality, standout, star, superstar, VIP
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of somebody in a Sentence
Pronoun
Somebody left you a message. The singer waved to somebody in the crowd. We need somebody who can work nights and weekends. Is that somebody you know? Somebody has to do it. After I turned down the job, she offered it to somebody else.Noun
a small-town girl who hopes to become a somebody someday
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Because it's buried in some yearbook somewhere, on somebody's shelf. — NBC News, "Meet the Press - September 1, 2019," 1 Sep. 2019 Be gone, before somebody drops a house on you, too. — Pam Grossman, The Atlantic, "The Wizard of Oz Invented the ‘Good Witch’," 25 Aug. 2019 Our player has to get the header and the ball falls to somebody else and there is no call. — Jake Shapiro, The Denver Post, "Five takeaways from a controversial Rapids home loss," 20 July 2019 Once somebody has success with some odd twist or look, everyone else follows. — Ray Magliozzi, courant.com, "Car Talk: These ‘dented’ doors do no good," 11 Aug. 2019 The reason somebody has anxiety doesn’t have to do with one neurotransmitter. — Maura Judkis, Twin Cities, "A dozen stress-relief snacks, tinctures and teas later, and she’s still anxious," 3 Aug. 2019 If somebody has this virus and uses a restroom and touches the surface, that virus can remain on that surface and be infectious for up to three months. — Naseem S. Miller, orlandosentinel.com, "After declaring hepatitis A emergency, state surgeon general stresses hand washing," 2 Aug. 2019 According to the latest two investigations, dozens of Illinois parents exploited a loophole in the law that allows them to transfer guardianship of their teenagers to somebody else in order to detach the kids from their families’ finances. — Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, "A new scandal shows some US parents taking extreme measures to avoid college costs," 30 July 2019 Any awareness that this was somebody on the radar already or no? — NBC News, "Meet the Press - August 4, 2019," 4 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'somebody.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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somebody
pronoun
English Language Learners Definition of somebody
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somebody
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somebody
pronoun
, -bə-dē\
Kids Definition of somebody
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somebody
nounKids Definition of somebody (Entry 2 of 2)
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