/ ˈeniwʌn; NAmE / (also any·body ) pronoun
1.
used instead of someone in negative sentences and in questions after if / whether , and after verbs such as prevent , forbid , avoid :
Is anyone there?
Does anyone else want to come?
Did anyone see you?
Hardly anyone came.
I forbid anyone to touch that clock.
HELP NOTE : The difference between anyone and someone is the same as the difference between any and some . Look at the notes there.
2.
any person at all; it does not matter who :
Anybody can see that it's wrong.
The exercises are so simple that almost anyone can do them.
3.
(in negative sentences) an important person :
She wasn't anyone before she got that job.