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anyone

EH-nee-wuhn
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1
Any person at all; anybody.
"Anyone can learn to cook if they practice."
"Has anyone seen my keys?"

How to Use Anyone

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishAny single person, unspecified.

Common mistake

"Anyone" (any person) is different from "any one" (a specific single item from a group) — "anyone can attend" vs. "choose any one of these."

Easily confused with
anybody any one
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_____ can learn to cook if they practice.

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