Somebody

Somebody
Somebody Some"bod*y (s[u^]m"b[o^]d*[y^]), n. 1. A person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person. [1913 Webster]

Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me. --Luke viii. 46. [1913 Webster]

We must draw in somebody that may stand 'Twixt us and danger. --Denham. [1913 Webster]

2. A person of consideration or importance. [1913 Webster]

Before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody. --Acts v. 36. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Somebody — es una canción de rock por escrito por Bryan Adams y Jim Vallance para el cuarto álbum de estudio de Adams Reckless (1984). Fue el segundo single del álbum publicado Reckless. Podría decirse que una de las más populares y reconocidas canciones de …   Wikipedia Español

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  • somebody — (n.) c.1300, indeterminate person, from SOME (Cf. some) + BODY (Cf. body). Meaning important person is from 1560s. Somebody else is from 1640s; meaning romantic rival is from 1911 …   Etymology dictionary

  • somebody — somebody, someone 1. Both words have been in use since the early 14c and are largely interchangeable. Some one occurs as two separate words less often than any one (see any 4), but uses of the type Some one thousand eggs have been collected (in… …   Modern English usage

  • somebody — index character (an individual), person Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • somebody — ► PRONOUN ▪ someone …   English terms dictionary

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