any·one
Pronounced:
/ˈɛniˌwʌn/
Function:
pronounMeaning:
1 : any person : anybody ▪ Did anyone call? ▪ If anyone calls, take a message. ▪ I don't know how anyone can believe that. ▪ An accident like that could happen to anyone. ▪ I thought I heard someone outside, but there wasn't anyone there. [=no one was there] ▪ You have to be a member to go there. They won't let just anyone in. ▪ Everyone who's anyone [=every important or well-known person] was there. ▪ She arrived 10 minutes before anyone else. [=before any other person]
2 —used when asking a question that could be answered by any one of the people in a group ▪ Does anyone know where my keys are? [=do any of you know where my keys are?] ▪ Would anyone like more coffee? —compare someone
2 —used when asking a question that could be answered by any one of the people in a group ▪ Does anyone know where my keys are? [=do any of you know where my keys are?] ▪ Would anyone like more coffee? —compare someone