anyone

pronoun
/ˈɛ.niˌwʌn/

Any person; anybody.

Example

“Almost anyone can change a light bulb.”

Synonyms

anybody

Example sentences

“Why would anyone respond to your text?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Don't tell anyone you saw me here.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“The fire spread faster than anyone could imagine.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "eny on".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “anyone” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.