/ˈeniwʌn/
Translation
Any person at all, when it does not matter which one.
Word origin
From any and one, written as a single word since the eighteenth century.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- any and one
Examples
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In questions, "anyone" asks about any person at all.
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With "not", "anyone" means no person.
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Here "anyone" means every person, whoever they are.
Used in
Stories
(5)Grammar articles
(11)Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
Cleft sentences in English: it was X who, what I need is, and how to move the emphasis
Discourse markers in English: well, anyway, actually, mind you and by the way
Emphasis in English: I do like it, my own, the very, and how to push back
Future tense in English: will, going to and more explained
Indirect questions in English: Could you tell me where the station is, and the word order that goes with it
Mixed conditionals in English: past causes with present results, and present causes with past results
Modal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Modals of deduction in English: must be, might be, could be and can't be
Nominalisation in English: arrive becomes arrival, decide becomes decision, and why written English turns actions into things
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
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