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somebody vs being

being vs somebody

somebody and being both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
somebody Yes No No No
being Yes No No No
As nouns, being is a hypernym of somebody; that is, being is a word with a broader meaning than somebody:
  • somebody: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
  • being: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Other hypernyms of somebody include organism.
somebody (noun) being (noun)
a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
the state or fact of existing
Difference between somebody and being

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