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Meaning of person in English personnoun [ C ] uk /ˈpɜː.sən/ us /ˈpɝː.sən/ plural people uk/ˈpiː.pəl/ us/ˈpiː.pəl/formal persons

person noun [C] (HUMAN)

Add to word list Add to word list A1 a man, woman, or child: Who was the first person to swim the English Channel? A meal at the restaurant costs about $70 for two people.formal Four persons have been charged with the murder. used when describing someone's character: She's an extremely kind person. He's nice enough as a person, but he's not the right man for this job.informal I don't think of him as a book person (= a person who likes books). in person B2 If you do something or go somewhere in person, you do it or go there yourself: If you can't be there in person, the next best thing is watching it on TV. See more
  • She's sure to get the job she wants - she's a very determined person.
  • I don't know how it's possible for a person to disappear without trace.
  • The jury has to decide whether a person is guilty or innocent of a crime.
  • I think we've chosen the right person to lead the expedition.
  • Who's the most famous person you've ever interviewed on TV?
People in general
  • beggar
  • bird
  • bod
  • body
  • bunny
  • character
  • coot
  • devil
  • figure
  • guy
  • landlubber
  • loiterer
  • lubber
  • mankind
  • natural person
  • party
  • sod
  • ultracrepidarian
  • vessel
  • wretch
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Mind and personality

person noun [C] (GRAMMAR)

language   specialized used in grammar to describe the verbs and pronouns that refer to the different people in a conversation. The first person ("I" or "we") refers to the person speaking, the second person ("you") refers to the person being spoken to and the third person ("he", "she", "it", or "they") refers to another person or thing being spoken about or described: The novel is written in the first person, so that the author and narrator seem to be the same. "Am" is the first person singular of the verb "to be". Linguistics: grammatical terms
  • ablative
  • accidence
  • adverbial
  • adverbially
  • adversative
  • attributive
  • conditional
  • direct object
  • grammarian
  • nominal
  • non-grammatical
  • participial
  • partitive
  • pl.
  • plural
  • pluralize
  • plurally
  • predicative
  • syntax
  • valency
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Grammar

Person, persons or people?We use person in the singular to refer to any human being: …

Idioms

in the person of someone on/about your person -personsuffix uk / -pɜː.sən/ us / -pɝː.sən/ used to combine with nouns to form new nouns referring to the particular job or duty that someone has. It is often used instead of -man or -woman to avoid making an unnecessary statement about the gender of the particular person: spokesperson chairperson business people (Definition of person from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

person | American Dictionary

personnoun [ C ] us /ˈpɜr·sən/ plural people us/ˈpi·pəl/ persons Add to word list Add to word list a man, woman, or child: Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon. The auditorium can seat about 500 people. The plane crashed just after takeoff, killing all 29 persons aboard. Person is also used when describing someone’s character or personality: I don’t think of him as a book person (= someone who likes books). She’s nice enough as a person, but she’s not right for the job.
Note:
  • In formal writing, the plural "persons" is sometimes preferred over "people," but "persons" is also used in news reports – At least 30 persons are dead or missing – and in the phrase "person or persons" when the number of people is not known – We expect to catch the person or persons responsible.

Idiom

in person (Definition of person from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

person | Business English

personnoun [ C ] uk /ˈpɜːsən/ us persons Add to word list Add to word list LAW →  legal person

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natural person people person (Definition of person from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of person

person The action takes place on almost the eve of the deaths of several persons near to each other in terms of spatial proximity or affection. From the Cambridge English Corpus Despite these limitations, we believe the present study results may be generalized to persons with moderate to severe asthma. From the Cambridge English Corpus Substantial new resources are essential to increased access to and availability of services to low-income persons. From the Cambridge English Corpus To include ourselves within the same framework of understanding as other persons is a condition of rationality. From the Cambridge English Corpus In such relations two persons accept certain rights and duties toward each other. From the Cambridge English Corpus What is the best explanation of what we all assume to be other persons? From the Cambridge English Corpus Is it possible that such a split brain and body transfer would result in your becoming two persons? From the Cambridge English Corpus Thus, the difference between two nonphysical persons is accountable on the grounds that they are affected by different physical objects. From the Cambridge English Corpus More specifically, it is difficult to tell whether one person's resulting utterance (aesthetic or prosaic) is correct, or even appropriate to the situation. From the Cambridge English Corpus The three smallest (2 - 5 % of the total sample each) included persons from only one age group. From the Cambridge English Corpus In addition, assessments of the perceived difficulty of activities provides some information about the person's effectiveness in everyday life. From the Cambridge English Corpus Cohorts have potentially distinctive outcomes as a result of the interaction of developing persons with distinctive aspects of the milieus in which they develop. From the Cambridge English Corpus However, the speaker's voice and the other person's voice do not merge. From the Cambridge English Corpus In the choice of language, persons do not simply select an instrument for mutual understanding and communication. From the Cambridge English Corpus Whole households adjust their speech to protect certain persons. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of person These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations with person

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able-bodied personSecond, every able-bodied person learns to perceive and control locomotion across a variety of surfaces (as do the young of many other species). From the Cambridge English Corpus accused personConsider, for instance, the right of an accused person lacking proficiency in the state language to a court-appointed interpreter. From the Cambridge English Corpus affected personDoing so violates this principle even if the imposition delivers an overall benefit to the affected person. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with person What is the pronunciation of person, -person? What is the pronunciation of people?

Translations of person

in Chinese (Traditional) 人, （用於描述人的某一品質）…的人, 文法… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 人, （用于描述人的某一品质）…的人, 语法… See more in Spanish persona, persona [feminine, singular]… See more in Portuguese pessoa, pessoa [feminine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian व्यक्ती / माणूस, चारित्र्य / स्वभाव… See more 人, 人間, 人（ひと）… See more kişi, birey, şahıs… See more personne [feminine], personne, soi… See more persona… See more persoon, iemand, lichaam… See more ஒரு ஆண், பெண் அல்லது குழந்தை, ஒருவரின் தன்மையை விவரிக்கும் போது பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது… See more व्यक्ति, व्यक्तित्व… See more વ્યક્તિ, માણસ… See more person, på sig, med sig… See more person, [på] sig… See more orang, bersamanya… See more die Person, der Körper… See more person [masculine], menneske [neuter], menneske… See more شخص, فرد, شخصیت(کسی کے کردار کو بیان کرتے وقت استعمال کیا جاتا ہے)… See more людина, особа, тіло… See more వ్యక్తి, వ్యక్తి (ఒకరి వ్యక్తిత్వాన్ని వర్ణిస్తున్నప్పుడు వాడుతారు)… See more ব্যক্তি, একজন পুরুষ, মহিলা বা শিশু… See more osoba, (při) sobě… See more orang, diri… See more มนุษย์, ที่ตัว… See more người, theo người… See more osoba, ciało… See more 사람, 인간… See more persona, sé… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of person

  • first person
  • second person
  • third person
  • in-person
  • one-person
  • first-person
  • ideas person
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  • in person idiom
  • in person phrase
  • on/about your person idiom
  • be your own person/woman/man idiom
  • in the person of someone idiom
  • there's no such thing/person (as) idiom
  • may the best man/person win! idiom
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    • Noun 
      • person (HUMAN)
      • in person
      • person (GRAMMAR)
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