anyone

Definition

Any person; anybody.

Etymology

From Middle English eny on, ony one, equivalent to any + one.

Example Sentences

• "Almost anyone can change a light bulb."
• "The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else."
• "“[…] Anyone who knows me will tell you I'm straight, but this time I had six thousand quid at stake. […] I laid 'em long odds because it wasn't in the nature of things that Wynbolt could beat all of them champs. Then—then he smashed one after another, until I got windy—nervous as you might say. […]”"

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