English · Word Candidate

somebody

/ˈsʌmbˌɒdi/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: somebodies · somebodys

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Some unspecified person.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một người nào đó không xác định

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Pronoun

Examples

Somebody has to clean this mess up.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Synonym of someone; an important person.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Danh từ chỉ người quan trọng

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Pronoun

Examples

He could have been somebody!

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Any person.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Bất kỳ người nào

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Noun

Examples

In the nature of things a good many somebodies are always in hospital, and the law of averages had picked on me to be one of them a week or so before.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A recognised or important person, a celebrity.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người nổi tiếng hoặc được công nhận

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Noun

Examples

I'm tired of being a nobody – I want to be a somebody.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “somebody” mean?

Some unspecified person.

Is “somebody” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.