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Webster 1913 Edition
Somebody
Some′bod-y
(sŭm′bŏd-y̆)
, Noun.
1.
A person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.
Jesus said,
Somebody
hath touched me. Luke viii. 46.
We must draw in
’Twixt us and danger.
somebody
that may stand’Twixt us and danger.
Denham.
2.
A person of consideration or importance.
Before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be
somebody
. Acts v. 36.
Webster 1828 Edition
Somebody
SOMEBODY
,Noun.
1.
A person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate. Jesus said, somebody hath touched me Luke 8. We must draw in somebody that may stand 'Twixt us and danger.2.
A person of consideration. Before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody. Acts 5.Definition 2024
somebody
somebody
English
Alternative forms
- some body (obsolete)
- some-body (obsolete)
- somebuddy (eye dialect)
- sombuddy (eye dialect)
- somebudy (eye dialect)
- sombudy (eye dialect)
- sumbody (eye dialect)
- sumbuddy (eye dialect)
Pronoun
somebody
Usage notes
Logically related to everybody and nobody. Becomes nobody via negation.
Synonyms
Translations
some unspecified person
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Related terms
Noun
somebody (plural somebodies)
- A recognised person, a celebrity.
- I'm tired of being a nobody – I want to be a somebody.