"anyone" meaning in English

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Determiner

IPA: /ˈɛn.iː.wɒn/ [UK], /ˈæn.i.wʊn/ [US] Audio: en-us-anyone.ogg [US] Forms: anyone
Head templates: {{determiner}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Any person. You use this word when there is no limit to who might be meant. You might be able to change anyone to any person's name. Tags: singular
    Sense id: simple-anyone-en-det-5lnp50tf Categories (other): Indefinite determiners, Singular determiners
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    {
      "form": "anyone",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Determiner"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "determiner"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Indefinite determiners",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Singular determiners",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Help! Can anyone hear me?"
        },
        {
          "text": "I don't know anyone here."
        },
        {
          "text": "Anyone who saw the accident should phone the police."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any person. You use this word when there is no limit to who might be meant. You might be able to change anyone to any person's name."
      ],
      "id": "simple-anyone-en-det-5lnp50tf",
      "raw_tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛn.iː.wɒn/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "not standard",
        "northern dialect"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "not standard",
        "northern dialect"
      ],
      "sampa": "/\"En.i:.wQn/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæn.i.wʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"{n.i.wUn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-anyone.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "anyone"
}
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        "Determiner"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "determiner"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "Singular determiners"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Help! Can anyone hear me?"
        },
        {
          "text": "I don't know anyone here."
        },
        {
          "text": "Anyone who saw the accident should phone the police."
        }
      ],
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        "Any person. You use this word when there is no limit to who might be meant. You might be able to change anyone to any person's name."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛn.iː.wɒn/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "not standard",
        "northern dialect"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "not standard",
        "northern dialect"
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæn.i.wʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"{n.i.wUn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-anyone.ogg",
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        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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