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everybody

/ˈɛv.ɹiˌbʌd.i/
ev · ery · bod · y
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• pronoun

1

Every person; all people collectively or within a particular group.

Example

"Everybody in the classroom passed the final history exam."

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Word Nuance & Usage

"Everybody" and "everyone" are interchangeable in meaning, though "everybody" is slightly more common in spoken and informal contexts; grammatically, it always takes a singular verb.

• Nearby Words

evermore
evershifting
every
everybody
everyday
everydayness
everyman

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in Middle English as a compound of "every" and "body" (used in the sense of "a person"), first recorded as two words in the 14th century before merging into a single pronoun.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Everybody. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/everybody
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