per·son (pûr s n)n. Idiom: 1. A living human. Often used in combination: chairperson; spokesperson; salesperson. 2. An individual of specified character: a person of importance. 3. The composite of characteristics that make up an individual personality; the self. 4. The living body of a human: searched the prisoner's person. 5. Physique and general appearance. 6. Law A human or organization with legal rights and duties. 7. Christianity Any of the three separate individualities of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, as distinguished from the essence of the Godhead that unites them. 8. Grammar a. Any of three groups of pronoun forms with corresponding verb inflections that distinguish the speaker (first person), the individual addressed (second person), and the individual or thing spoken of (third person). b. Any of the different forms or inflections expressing these distinctions. 9. A character or role, as in a play; a guise: "Well, in her person, I say I will not have you" (Shakespeare). in person In one's physical presence; personally: applied for the job in person. [Middle English, from Old French persone, from Latin pers  na, mask, role, person, probably from Etruscan phersu, mask.]Usage Note: The word person has found widespread use in recent decades as a gender-neutral alternative to man in the names of occupational and social roles, such as businessperson, chairperson, spokesperson, and layperson. In addition, a variety of entirely new, more inclusive phrases have arisen to compete with or supplant -man compounds. Now we often hear first-year student instead of freshman and letter carrier instead of mailman. In other cases, a clipped form, such as chair for chairman, or a phrase, such as member of the clergy for clergyman, has found widespread use as a neutral alternative. Reflecting this trend, new standards of official usage for occupational titles have been established by the U.S. Department of Labor and other government agencies; for instance, in official contexts, terms such as firefighter and police officer are now generally used in place of fireman and policeman. See Usage Note at man. |
person
Noun
pl people or persons
1. an individual human being
2. the body of a human being: he was found to have a knife concealed about his person
3. Grammar a category into which pronouns and forms of verbs are subdivided to show whether they refer to the speaker, the person addressed, or some other individual or thing
4. in person actually doing something or being somewhere oneself: I had the chance to hear her speak in person [Latin persona mask]
USAGE: People is the word usually used to refer to more than one individual: there were a hundred people at the reception. Persons is rarely used, except in official English: several persons were interviewed.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  person - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently causal agency, causal agent, cause - any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results personality - the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others" chassis, bod, human body, material body, physical body, physique, build, anatomy, figure, flesh, frame, shape, soma, form - alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" self - a person considered as a unique individual; "one's own self" adventurer, venturer - a person who enjoys taking risks unusual person, anomaly - a person who is unusual applicant, applier - a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission appointee, appointment - a person who is appointed to a job or position capitalist - a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business) color-blind person - a person unable to distinguish differences in hue communicator - a person who communicates with others contestant - a person who participates in competitions coward - a person who shows fear or timidity creator - a person who grows or makes or invents things applied scientist, engineer, technologist - a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems entertainer - a person who tries to please or amuse experimenter - a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas; "she was an experimenter in new forms of poetry" expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully face - a part of a person that is used to refer to a person; "he looked out at a roomful of faces"; "when he returned to work he met many new faces" female person, female - a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies individualist - a person who pursues independent thought or action aborigine, indigen, indigene, native, aboriginal - an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students" native - a person born in a particular place or country; "he is a native of Brazil" inexperienced person, innocent - a person who lacks knowledge of evil intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively juvenile, juvenile person - a young person, not fully developed lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone loved one - a person who you love, usually a member of your family leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others male person, male - a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies money dealer, money handler - a person who receives or invests or pays out money |
| 2. | person - a human body (usually including the clothing); "a weapon was hidden on his person" chassis, bod, human body, material body, physical body, physique, build, anatomy, figure, flesh, frame, shape, soma, form - alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" | |
| 3. | person - a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party; "stop talking about yourself in the third person" grammatical category, syntactic category - (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties first person - pronouns and verbs used to refer to the speaker or writer of the language in which they occur second person - pronouns and verbs used to refer to the person addressed by the language in which they occur third person - pronouns and verbs that are used to refer to something other than the speaker or addressee of the language in which they occur |
person
noun 1. individual, being, body, human, soul, creature, human being, mortal, living soul, man or woman >> in person 2. personally, yourself
Translations
person [ˈpəːsn] n → Person f, Mensch m;
in person → persönlich;
person to person call (Tel) → Gespräch nt mit Voranmeldung
person [ˈpəːsn] n → persona;
in person → di or in persona, personalmente;
on or about one's person [weapon] → su di sé; [money] → con sé;
n person [ˈpəːsn]
1 a human being There's a person outside who wants to speak to you. iemand شَخْص човек osoba person die Person άτομο persona isik شخص henkilö, ihminen personne אָדָם, אִיש व्यक्ति osoba,pojedinac személy orang persóna, manneskja persona 人 사람 asmuo, žmogus cilvēks; persona orang persoon, iemand menneske, person osoba pessoa persoană человек osoba oseba osoba person มนุษย์ kimse, kişi 人 людина; особа آدمي người 人
2 a person's body He never carried money on his person (= with him; in his pockets etc ). met hom جِسْم الإنْسان тяло (při) sobě på sig; med sig der Körper άτομο encima (suyo) kaasas جسم؛ بدن mukanaan soi גוּף הָאָדָם आदमी का बदन osobno nála diri líkami manns sé, persona 身体 몸, 신체 bersamanya lichaam på/med seg ciało pessoa la/cu el тело (pri) sebe telo telo [] sig ที่ตัว vücut, beden 身體 тіло ذات theo người 身体
adj personal
1 one's own This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention. persoonlik شَخْصي личен osobní personlig persönlich προσωπικός personal isiklik شخصی henkilökohtainen personnel אִישִי निजी osobni,lični személyes, saját pribadi persónulegur, einka- personale 個人の 개인의, 개인적인 asmeninis, asmeniškas personīgs peribadi persoonlijk personlig własny, osobisty pessoal personal личный osobný oseben lični personlig ส่วนบุคคล kişisel, şahsî 個人的 особистий; персональний اپنا، اپني cá nhân 个人的
2 private This is a personal matter between him and me. persoonlik خاص، خُصوصي частен osobní, soukromý personlig persönlich προσωπικός, ιδιωτικός personal isiklik خصوصی yksityinen personnel פְּרָטִי व्यक्तिगत, व्यैक्तिक, वैयक्तिक osobno magán- pribadi persónulegur, einka- personale 私的な 사적인 asmeniškas, privatus privāts; personisks peribadi persoonlijk privat(-) prywatny pessoal personal частный osobný, súkromný oseben privatni personlig ส่วนตัว özel, kişisel, şahsî 私人的 особистий نجي، ذاتي riêng tư 私人的
3 in person The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance. persoonlik بِشَكلٍ شَخْصي، شَخْصِيّاً лично osobní personlig persönlich αυτοπρόσωπος en persona isiklik حضوری henkilökohtaisesti en personne הוֹפָעָה אִישִית निजी तौर पर osobno,pojavio se kao személyes secara pribadi í eigin persónu in/di persona 本人の 본인 스스로의, 직접의 asmeniškas, asmens personīgs; personīgi sendiri persoonlijk selv, i egen person osobisty, we własnej osobie em pessoa în persoană собственной персоной osobný osebno lični personlig ด้วยตัวเอง bizzat, şahsen 親自的 особистий شخصي đích thân 亲自的
4 (making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc personal remarks; Don't be personal! persoonlik مُتَعَلِّق بِشَخص الإنسان، جَسَدِيَّه хаплив osobní personlig anzüglich προσβλητικός, αδιάκριτος indiscreto, maleducado, ofensivo isiklik شخصی mennä henkilökohtaisuuksiin personnel אִישִי निजी अपमानजनक टिप्पणी करना uvredljiva primjedba személyeskedő secara pribadi persónulegur, nærgöngull personale 私事に立入る 인신 공격의 asmeniško pobūdžio, linkęs į asmeniškumą aizskarošs peribadi persoonlijk personlig, nærgående niedyskretny pessoal jignitor задевающий личность osobný oseben lični personlig, närgången, kränkande การดูถูก hakaret edici 容貌 такий, що зачіпає, вражає حقارت آميز nhận xét về cá nhân một người 容貌
n persoˈnality
1 a person's characteristics (of the mind, the emotions etc) as a whole a likeable / forceful (= strong) personality. persoonlikheid شَخْصِيَّه характер osobnost personlighed die Persönlichkeit προσωπικότητα personalidad isiksus شخصیت persoonallisuus, luonne personnalité אִישִיוּת व्यक्तित्व ličnost személyiség kepribadian persónuleiki personalità 개성 asmenybė personība keperibadian personlighet osobowość personalidade personalitate личность osobnosť osebnost ličnost ลักษณะนิสัย kişilik 品格 особливості характеру شخصيت، ذات tính cách 品格
2 strong, distinctive (usually attractive) character She is not beautiful but she has a lot of personality. sjarme شَخْصِيَّه индивидуалност osobitost personlighed; karakter die Persönlichkeit προσωπικότητα personalidad isikupära خصلت omintakeisuus personnalité אִישִיוּת व्यक्तित्व osobnost egyéniség watak persónuleiki personalità 매력 있는 성격 tvirtas, savitas charakteris individualitāte keperibadian karakterstyrke, personlighet charakter personalidade personalitate характер osobitosť osebnost ličnost personlighet, utstrålning ลักษณะเฉพาะบุคคล kişilik, güçlü karakter 個性 особистість, індивідуальність خصوصيت cá tính 个性
3 a well-known person a television personality; (also adjective ) a personality cult (= very great, usually too great, admiration for a person, usually a political leader). bekende شَخصِيَّة مَعْروفَه личност osobnost personlighed; personligheds- die Persönlichkeit, Personen-... προσωπικότητα personalidad isik(sus) چهره سرشناس henkilö (de la) personnalité אִישִיוּת מְפוּרסֶמֶת हस्ती televizijska ličnost,kult ličnosti személyiség; személyi (kultusz) orang terkenal nafntogaður einstaklingur personalità, personaggio 명사(의), 저명 인사(의) įžymybė, įžymi asmenybė; asmenybės slavenība personaliti kjendis; person-(dyrking) osobistość personalidade personalitate известная личность;персона osobnosť poznata ličnost personlighet บุคคลมีชื่อเสียง tanınmış kişi 名人［的］ відома особа; персона مشہور شخص người nổi tiếng 名人［的］
adv personally
1 in one's own opinion Personally, I prefer the other. wat my betref, volgens my شَخْصِيّاً лично osobně personligt ich, etc, persönlich προσωπικά personalmente isiklikult به عقیده من henkilökohtaisesti personnellement אִישִית स्वयं lično,što se mene tiče személy szerint secara pribadi persónulega, fyrir sitt leyti personalmente 個人的に 자기 생각으로는; 개인적으로는 asmeniškai personīgi secara peribadi persoonlijk personlig, for min egen del osobiście pessoalmente personal что касается меня, лично я... osobne osebno lično personligen โดยส่วนตัว şahsen, bana göre 就個人而言 особисто, щодо мене ذاتي طور پر، اپني رائے ميں về phần tôi 就个人而言
2 doing something oneself, not having or letting someone else do it on one's behalf He thanked me personally. persoonlik شَخْصِيَا، بِشَكلٍ شَخْصي лично osobně personligt persönlich αυτοπροσώπως personalmente, en persona isiklikult شخصاً henkilökohtaisesti personnellement בְּאוֹפֶן אִישִי निजी तौर पर osobno személyesen secara pribadi persónulega, í eigin persónu personalmente, di persona じかに 몸소, 친히 pats, asmeniškai personīgi; pats secara peribadi persoonlijk personlig, i egen person osobiście pessoalmente personal лично, сам osobne osebno lično personligen โดยตรง bizzat, kendi 親自地 власною персоною; персонально خود ہي với tư cách cá nhân 亲自地
n personal comˈputer
(alsoPC) a small computer that can be used independently by an individual user for word-processing, games, e-mail, storage of information. etc. persoonlike rekenaar حاسوب شَخْصي лично osobní počítač pc der Rechner, PC προσωπικός Η/Υ ordenador personal personaalarvuti ریز رایانه ordinateur; PC מַחשֵב אִישִי पर्सनल कंप्यूटर osobno računalo személyi számítógép komputer pribadi personal computer, PC 퍼스널 컴퓨터 asmeninis kompiuteris personālais dators komputer peribadi personlig datamaskin, PC komputer osobisty персональный компьютер osobný počítač osebni računalnik personalni računar persondator เครื่องคอมพิวเตอร์ส่วนตัว kişisel bilgisayar 私人電腦 персональний комп'ютер ذاتي کمپيوٹر máy tính cá nhân 私人电脑
personal pronoun
a pronoun which refers to the first, second or third persons I am going; He hit her; She saw you. persoonlike voornaamwoord ضَمير المُتَكَلِّم лично местоимение osobní zájmeno personligt pronomen das Personalpronomen προσωπική αντωνυμία (γραμμ.) isikuline asesõna ضمیر شخصی personnel גוּף רִאשוֹן पुरुषवाचक सर्वनाम osobni személyes névmás kata ganti orang persónufornafn 人称代名詞 인칭 대명사 asmeninis įvardis personu vietniekvārds ganti nama diri persoonlijk voornaamwoord personlig pronomen zaimek osobowy pronome pessoal pronume personal личное местоимение osobné zámeno osebni zaimek lična zamenica personligt pronomen บุรุษสรรพนาม kişi zamiri 人稱代詞 особовий займенник ضمير خاص đại từ nhân xưng 人称代词
n personal ˈstereo
(alsoWalkman®) a small (radio and) cassette player with headphones that enables the person wearing it to listen to music while walking etc. persoonlike bandspeler ستيريو شَخْصي، ووكْمان уокмен walkman walkman γουόκμαν walkman pleier دستگاه استریو همراه walkman®; baladeur דִיסקמֵן हेडफोन वाला स्टीरियो जिसे एक ही आदमी सुन सकता है osobni stereo Walkman radio kaset Walkman walkman ausinukas portatīvs radio un/vai atskaņotājs stereo peribadi lommedisko, Walkman odtwarzacz kasetowy, walkman плеер volkmen, vreckový kazetový prehrávač walkman vokmen bärbar radio och kassettbandspelare, freestyle เครื่องเล่นเพลงขนาดเล็ก volkmen 隨身聽 плеєр چھوٹا ريڈيو máy nghe nhạc cá nhân 随身听
n personal ˌwatercraft
a small boat for one or two people that is ridden like a motorcycle. waterponie قارِب شَخْصي لِراكِبَيْن малка лодка vodní skútr vandscooter das Motorboot τζετ σκι moto acuática jeti جت اسکی scooter des mers סְפִינָה אִישִׁית निजी osobni skuter siklócsónak sepeda motor air moto d'acqua 활주 범선, 수상 스쿠터 vandens motociklas ūdensmotocikls bot persendirian vannsykkel rower wodny водный мотоцикл osobné motorové plavidlo skuter skuter trampbåt เรือส่วนตัว su motorsikleti 私人快艇 скутер چھوٹي کشتي thuyền cho một hoặc hai người 私人快艇
in person
personally; one's self, not represented by someone else The Queen was there in person; I'd like to thank him in person. persoonlik بِشَخْصِه، شَخْصِيّا лично osobně personligt persönlich αυτοπροσώπως en persona isiklikult شخصاً henkilökohtaisesti en personne הוֹפָעָה אִישִית खुद से osobno,sam személyesen secara pribadi sjálfur, í eigin persónu in/di persona じかに 본인이 직접 asmeniškai, pats pats personiski sendiri in eigen persoon personlig, i egen person, selv we własnej osobie em pessoa în persoană, personal лично; собственной персоной osobne osebno lično personligen, själv ด้วยตัวเอง bizzat, şahsen 親自，自己 власною персоною; персонально شخصي طور پر trực tiếp/ đích thân 亲自，自己
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