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# somebody

pronoun (somebody); noun (a somebody — an important person)

«somebody» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Somebody means a person, but we do not know or do not say who. It means the same as someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somebody/#m1)
2. A somebody is a person who is important or famous: he wants to be a somebody. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somebody/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths: an unnamed person in a story; no amount; read the verb for the operation (took means take away, gives means add). In everyday life and safety: if somebody you do not know offers you a lift, say no and tell an adult; tell somebody you trust if you feel unsafe. Phrases: somebody else, somebody special, ask somebody, somebody or other.

### Examples

- Somebody took 3 cookies from the jar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somebody/#x1)
- If somebody gives you 5 more, how many will you have? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somebody/#x2)
- Somebody left 2 books on the desk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somebody/#x3)
- Somebody ate half of the cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somebody/#x4)
- Somebody is knocking at the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somebody/#x5)
- If you are lost, ask somebody who works in the shop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somebody/#x6)
- Is somebody sitting here? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somebody/#x7)
- I think somebody else has my pencil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somebody/#x8)
- "Why did not somebody tell me?" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somebody/#x9)

### Note

Use a singular verb: «somebody is», «somebody has». Same as «someone». A person only; read the verb for the operation (took means take away, gives means add).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «somebody» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somebody/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«somebody» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/somebody.html) on Mova free.