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ˈeniwʌn Pronoun Bre Person Native Audio Playback Supported

Word anyone
WordType (pronoun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈeniwʌn / NAmE / ˈeniwʌn /
Example
  • is anyone there?
  • does anyone else want to come?
  • did anyone see you?
  • hardly anyone came.
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anyone

(pronoun)BrE / ˈeniwʌn / NAmE / ˈeniwʌn /
  1. used instead of someone in negative sentences and in questions after if/whether, and after verbs such as prevent, forbid, avoid, etc.
    • Is anyone there?
    • Does anyone else want to come?
    • Did anyone see you?
    • Hardly anyone came.
    • I forbid anyone to touch that clock.
  2. any person at all; it does not matter who
    • Anybody can see that it's wrong.
    • The exercises are so simple that almost anyone can do them.
  3. an important person
    • She wasn't anyone before she got that job.
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