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# somebody

«somebody» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person, but we do not know or do not say who** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) Somebody means a person, but we do not know or do not say who. It means the same as someone. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somebody/#m2)

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

### In the corpora

- [«Third time this week» is nobody's count, and why he parks there is his business until somebody simply asks him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what/11/)
- [A weed is not a kind of plant; it is a plant growing where somebody does not want it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/340-weeds-and-wildflowers-dandelions-nettles-daisies-clover-and-plantain/0/)
- [Reading for pleasure means reading because you want to, not because somebody told you to.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/16-reading-for-pleasure-and-the-reading-book-at-home/0/)
- [Lost property still belongs to somebody, who may come looking for it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy/17/)
- [Getting away with wasting for weeks does not make it free; somebody paid for every sandwich in the bin.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/360-sandwiches-taps-lights-paper-and-the-buffet/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «somebody» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somebody/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.