Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- pro. Any person.
Wiktionary
- pro. One person chosen without thought; anybody.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One taken at random rather than by selection; anybody. [Commonly written as two words.]
Etymologies
- any + one (Wiktionary)
Examples
“If anyone should be replacing anyone she should be replacing me.”
“Mrs. Marshall, did you see anyone -- _anyone at all_ -- in or near that room when you entered it?”
“She is not your typical WAG - she hates that phrase - and she didn't want to hurt anyone, she didn't want to let anyone down.”
“I haven’t done a lot of work today but that not unusual for me (its not unusual to be loved by anyone dododododoooo its not unusual to have fun with anyone .) haha I’m a dickhead.”
“If it had been anyone else -- _anyone_ -- "His words seemed to choke him, and he made a despairing gesture with his hands.”
“And I think the one thing I could not forgive is that anyone should interfere: _anyone_, even you two whom I dearly love.”
“It is not the term anyone would use to describe the highs and lows that were the basis of my self-esteem.”
“Lee Cheng, Newegg's general counsel, is still chuckling over the "slovenly" reference: "That is not a word anyone should use—unless they want a wedgie.”
The Wall Street Journal: Now That Everyone Wants to Be a Geek, Lawyers Have Been Called
“Once we were on the highway with the top down it was too hard to hear a word anyone said.”
“Writing in anyone, is essentially a vote for McCain.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘anyone’.
-
EN - Glasgow stop list
Words to be replaced by a paragraph mark if you are after terms and MWEs.
yours, yourself, yet, your, without, you, within, will, yourselves, would, why, with and 291 more...
-
Words that start with A
alphabet, alligator, ate, actual, annual, activity, analyze, ability, astronaut, add, ape, aches and 20 more...
-
Big Tent
Universal quantifiers, totalizing pronouns and superlatives will save us ALL (and NONE)!
everyone, nobody, all, every, none, everybody, never, always, no one, nothing, nowhere, everywhere and 16 more...
-
no little thing
it bothers me when i hear someone who have experienced something life changing use the phrase: now i appreciate the little things. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY LITTLE THINGS. everything is EXTRAOR...
letters, living, understand, narrow, behavior, personal, need, meant, untamed, world, soldier, 'cause and 241 more...
-
Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
-
my dictionary
able, abnormally, abroad, absent, abstract, acceptable, acceptance, access, accessible, accession, according to, account and 4551 more...
-
OM2 Lesson 16
cookout, backyard, skewer, shish kebab, anyone, grill, hot, sheep, lamb, nobody, mistaken, somebody and 23 more...
-
Abbreviate
Is there a name for this type of word?
expediency, obediency, eminency, enemy, arrestee, escapee, ogee, beady, essay, effigy, elegy, tennessee and 59 more...
-
Test Word List #2
This is a test word list for the sharp dudes put together by john.hidey for testing of the Lexicon Fun mobile application.
Tweets
Looking for tweets for anyone.
Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.