What does “anyone” mean?
- 1
pronounany person; used in questions and negative sentences
Did anyone call while I was out?
- 2
pronounevery person, without exception
Anyone can learn to cook.
Anyone at a glance
- Part of speech
- pronoun
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈɛniwʌn/ · EN-ee-wun
How to use “anyone” correctly
“Anyone” takes a singular verb: “Is anyone home?”
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- anybody
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