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pronoun · A2Nobody
NOHB-uh-dee/ˈnəʊbədi/
Nobody means no person: nobody knows, nobody else, there was nobody at home. No one is a two-word twin with the same meaning. Anybody / anyone appear in questions and negatives: did anybody call? After nobody, British English often uses a singular verb: nobody was late. Do not use nobody with not (“nobody didn’t come”).
Meaning
No person; not anyone.
Examples
- “Nobody knew the answer.”
- “Nobody answered when I knocked.”
- “There is nobody else I can ask.”
Good to know
nobody = no one. Singular verb: nobody knows. Not with a second negative.
Near in meaning
no one
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