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any body

any body pronoun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see any, body. Also the obsolete form of anybody.

Pronoun

any body

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see any, body.
    • The belief that the disease is frequently due to the engagement of foreign bodies in the cavity of the organ, is based to a large extent upon purely speculative or imaginary conditions, or erroneous observations. In an exceptionally large experience in the operative treatment of this disease, in...1894, George R[yerson] Fowler, “The Etiology of Appendicitis”, in A Treatise on Appendicitis, Philadelphia, Pa.: J. B. Lippincott Company, page 67
    • A typical case is that of Prince Tumanov, whose body, it was announced in many newspapers, had been found floating in the Moika Canal. A few hours later this was denied by the Prince’s family, who added that the Prince was under arrest, so the press identified the dead man as General Demissov. The...1919, John Reed, “Plunging Ahead”, in Ten Days That Shook the World, New York, N.Y.: Boni and Liveright, page 121

Also used as

any body is also the obsolete form of anybody.

Examples of any body in a sentence

  • The General having also come to life, we investigated, and could find no trace of any body having been found whatever.1919, John Reed, “Plunging Ahead”, in Ten Days That Shook the World, New York, N.Y.: Boni and Liveright, page 121:
  • "But was any body found?" / "We think so.2017, Leon Shure, “Littlemayor, a City of Brunswik Mystery”, in The Brunswik Mystery Trilogy, chapter 9, page 291:

Questions about any body

What does any body mean?
Any body means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see any, body.
How do you use any body in a sentence?
The General having also come to life, we investigated, and could find no trace of any body having been found whatever.
What part of speech is any body?
Any body is a pronoun.

Words near any body in the dictionary

  1. anxitie
  2. anxom
  3. any
  4. any and all
  5. any and every
  6. any body
  7. any day
  8. any day now
  9. any day of the week
  10. any day of the week and twice on Sunday
  11. any day of the week and twice on Sundays

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