anyone

UK /ˈɛ.niˌwʌn/ US /ˈɛ.ni.wʌn/

pron 1

Definitions

pron

Any person; anybody.

Almost anyone can change a light bulb.

The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.

Collocations

ADJ.

plain, ridiculous, surreptitious

It's plain to anyone that he wasn't telling the truth about where he'd been.

VERB + ANYONE

believe, bring, cannot, didn't, don't, mind, rely, satisfy

I don't mind anyone joining us for dinner tomorrow night.

ANYONE + NOUN

anything, opinion

I don't think anyone's opinion matters more than the facts we found.

PREP.

in, on, with, without

I wouldn't go anywhere without anyone I could trust completely.

ADV.

almost

I haven't heard from almost anyone at work since the office closed last month.

Thesaurus

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Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

does anyone here speak English

Does anyone here speak English?

is anyone sitting here

Used to ask whether a seat near the interlocutor is currently occupied (by someone temporarily absent).

is anyone here a doctor

Asked to call upon a doctor to come forth from a group of people.

Example Bank

Almost anyone can change a light bulb.

Wiktionary

The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.

Wiktionary

“[…] Anyone who knows me will tell you I'm straight, but this time I had six thousand quid at stake. […] I laid 'em long odds because it wasn't in the nature of things that Wynbolt could beat all of t

Wiktionary

If the world weren't in the shape it is now, I could trust anyone.

Tatoeba · #1319

If anyone was to ask what the point of the story is, I really don't know.

Tatoeba · #1382

It's not something anyone can do.

Tatoeba · #1458

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