Kilo Lingo

/ˈsʌmbədi/

Line drawing of somebody
Coloured illustration of somebody
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Translation

A person, when you do not know or do not say who.

Word origin

From some and body, because body once meant a person.

Origin
Middle English
Root
some + body

Examples

.

"Somebody" means a person we cannot name.

, ?

Here "somebody" means any person who is able to help.

.

"Somebody" takes a singular verb, so we say "is" and not "are".

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This word is part of lesson 8.