somebody A2 Topic:Grammar & Function Words US /ˈsʌmbˌʌdi/ UK /ˈsʌmbˌɒdi/ See IPA manual Freq #412 Meanings 1 pron A person who is not named or known; someone. Somebody has to clean this mess up. 2 noun An important or well-known person. I'm tired of being a nobody, I want to be a somebody. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 pron · a person who is not named... someone Etymology From Middle English sum body, equivalent to some + body. sum body Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Grammar & Function Words External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # somebody **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** pron, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsʌmbˌʌdi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsʌmbˌɒdi/ **Frequency rank:** 412 ## Meanings 1. A person who is not named or known; someone. 2. An important or well-known person. ## Examples - Somebody has to clean this mess up. - I'm tired of being a nobody, I want to be a somebody. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: sum body ## Etymology From Middle English sum body, equivalent to some + body. ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words markdown