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pronoun ev·ery·body \ ˈev-rē-(ˌ)bə-dē , -ˌbä- \

Definition of everybody

:everyone

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Examples of everybody in a Sentence

  1. The president waved to everybody in the crowd.

  2. Everybody hates to hear bad news.

First Known Use of everybody

15th century

everybody Synonyms

Synonyms
all, everyone, each and everyone, one and all
Antonyms
nobody, none, no one
Related Words
anybody, anyone; somebody, someone

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EVERYBODY Defined for English Language Learners

everybody

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Definition of everybody for English Language Learners

  • : every person

  • : every important person

EVERYBODY Defined for Kids

everybody

pronoun ev·ery·body \ ˈev-ri-ˌbə-dē , -ˌbä- \

Definition of everybody for Students

:every person

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