/ˈɛvrɪbɒdi/
Translation
Every person in a group; all the people.
Word origin
From every and body, because body once meant a person.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- every + body
Examples
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"Everybody" means every person there.
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"Everybody" takes a singular verb, so we say "was" and not "were".
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"Everybody" and "everyone" mean the same thing.
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Grammar articles
(4)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
Past perfect tense: had plus past participle, and when English actually needs it
Time clauses in English: when, while, as soon as, until, before and after
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