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noun
- 1. a human being regarded as an individual: "the porter was the last person to see her prior to her disappearance"
- 2. a category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms, according to whether they indicate the speaker (first person), the addressee (second person), or a third party (third person).
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PERSON definition: 1. a man, woman, or child: 2. used when describing someone's character: 3. If you do something or…. Learn more.
person. noun. per· son ˈpər-sᵊn. Synonyms of person. 1. : human, individualsometimes used in combination especially by those who prefer to avoid man in compounds applicable to both sexes. chairperson. spokesperson. 2. : a character or part in or as if in a play : guise. 3. a.
person is the most general and common word: the average person. individual views a person as standing alone or as a single member of a group: the characteristics of the individual; its implication is sometimes derogatory: a disagreeable individual.
Definition of person noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. A living human. Often used in combination: chairperson; salesperson. See Usage Note at chairman. 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.
Definitions of person. noun. a human being. “there was too much for one person to do” synonyms: individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul. see more. noun. a human body (usually including the clothing) “a weapon was hidden on his person ” see more. noun.
A person ( pl.: people or persons, depending on context) is a being who has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility.
1. Individual or particular man or woman. A person is a thinking intelligent being, that has reason and reflection, and can consider itself as itself, the same thinking thing, in different times and places. John Locke.
noun. persons. A living human. Often used in combination. Chairperson; salesperson. American Heritage. A human being, esp. as distinguished from a thing or lower animal; individual man, woman, or child. Webster's New World. An individual regarded slightingly, as one of a lower status. Webster's New World. An individual of specified character.
person. noun. ˈpər-sᵊn. Definition of person. as in man. a member of the human race is there any person here who knows how to speak Spanish? Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. man. guy. life. creature. individual. thing. human. soul. bird. being. body. customer. character. sort. party. fish. baby. personality. duck. specimen. personage.
