What does somebody mean?
Definitions for somebody
ˈsʌmˌbɒd i, -ˌbʌd i, -bə disome·body
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word somebody.
Princeton's WordNet
person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soulnoun
a human being
"there was too much for one person to do"
Wiktionary
somebodynoun
A recognised person, a celebrity.
I'm tired of being a nobody - I want to be a somebody.
somebodypronoun
Some unspecified person.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Somebodynoun
Etymology: some and body.
O that sir John were come, he would make this a bloody day to somebody. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.
Jesus said somebody hath touched me; for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me. Lu. viii. 46.
If there be a tacit league, it is against somewhat or somebody: who should they be? Is it against wild beasts? No. It is against such routs and shoals of people as have utterly degenerated from the laws of nature. Francis Bacon.
We must draw in somebody, that may stand
’Twixt us and danger. John Denham, Sophy.The hopes that what he has must come to somebody, and that he has no heirs, have that effect, that he has every day three or four invitations. Joseph Addison, Spectator.
Theudas rose up, boasting himself to be somebody. Acts v.
Wikipedia
Somebody
Somebody is the B-side to Aerosmiths first single, "Dream On", from their 1973 debut album, Aerosmith. Written by lead singer Steven Tyler and his friend Steven Emspak and released in June 1973, its A-side peaked at number 59 nationally but hit big in the band's native Boston, where it was the number 1 single of the year on the less commercial top 40 station, WBZ-FM, number 5 for the year on highly rated Top 40 WRKO-AM, and number 16 on heritage Top 40 WMEX-AM. "Somebody" is driven by a basic blues guitar riff and Tyler's lyrics tell the story of a character trying to search for the woman of his dreams. The character is in need of someone who shares the work with him and has been through the same difficulties in their life as he has. Originally written in 1970.
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somebody
Somebody refers to an individual or a person, often in a general or unspecified sense. It can be used to describe a particular person or to refer to anyone in a group or population.
Webster Dictionary
Somebodynoun
a person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person
Somebodynoun
a person of consideration or importance
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'somebody' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3119
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'somebody' in Written Corpus Frequency: #268
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of somebody in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of somebody in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of somebody in a Sentence
My intention for [Sober Motivation], my hope for it, is that it can help people feel like they’re not alone and maybe there’s something in somebody’s story that they can relate to, to either keep going with their own sobriety or maybe people can use it as a place to get started.
I've been getting nothing but positive feedback from fans all over. Even if they weren't a fan of Deontay Wilder they are now for this very fight, hopefully I can win them over to stay a fan of Deontay Wilder after this fight. ... It's a great thing that we're going over to Russia defending my title in somebody else's backyard.
There was a full-scale revolution in terms of German prosecution policy, before, you had to prove that somebody had committed murder, or had committed a specific crime. Now it’s enough to prove (that the person) served in a death camp – and Auschwitz was certainly a death camp.
Let's say somebody is on the ballot or someone who is close to someone who is on the ballot says,' I'm going to put half a million dollars or a million dollars into a specific area,' that could really tip the scales toward voter turnout in certain areas and disadvantage other areas.
It's shocking and not right that somebody can lose their human rights and have all dignity stripped away simply because someone delivers a piece of paper or signs a form.
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- أحدArabic
- kimsəAzerbaijani
- не́хта, хтось, хто́сьціBelarusian
- някойBulgarian
- algúCatalan, Valencian
- někdoCzech
- rhywunWelsh
- nogenDanish
- jemandGerman
- κάποιοςGreek
- alguienSpanish
- کسیPersian
- jokuFinnish
- onkurFaroese
- quelqu'unFrench
- cuideigin, tè-eigin, duin'-eigin, feareiginScottish Gaelic
- alguénGalician
- מישהוHebrew
- कोईHindi
- valakiHungarian
- մեկArmenian
- alicuno, alcunoInterlingua
- einhverIcelandic
- qualcunoItalian
- 誰か, ある人Japanese
- біреуKazakh
- 누군가Korean
- aliquis, aliquidLatin
- некојMacedonian
- iemandDutch
- ktośPolish
- alguémPortuguese
- cinevaRomanian
- кое-кто, кто-то, нектоRussian
- нетко, neko, неко, netkoSerbo-Croatian
- ktosi, dakto, voľakto, niektoSlovak
- nekdóSlovene
- någonSwedish
- บางคนThai
- kimseTurkish
- хтосьUkrainian
- کوئیUrdu
- một người nào đó, có ngườiVietnamese
- ene sakî, kéconkWalloon
- 某人Chinese
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