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in-person

in-person

15 2.7
People are in the same place instead of online
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈpɜrsən/
translation icon : presencial
  • I'm Caleb and we just met in person for the first time today at Canada's Wonderland.
  • in-person interview
  • in-person meetings
  • in-person visits

At first they were in person sessions held more or less each month.

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Examples

  • The consultation sessions happened both in person and on the phone.

    Academic text (2011)

  • I hope I can meet you in person someday soon.

  • So the second time you saw each other in person was at the wedding.

  • I am really glad I got a chance to meet Amy in person after all of this time.

  • Oh, and we are going to start going to an in-person support group at our church.

    Blog text (3)

  • The study used only in-person interviews; however, for cultural and practical reasons.

    Academic text (2006)

  • I love to engage with readers online, as well as in person at conventions and conferences.

    Blog text (10)

  • A research team of three trained project staff members made in-person site visits to each clubhouse.

    Academic text (2006)

  • At baseline, an in-person 24-hour dietary recall was conducted and reviewed by a registered dietitian.

    Academic text (2007)

  • I am really glad I got a chance to meet Amy in person after all of this time.

Synonyms

in person
vsin-person
271 1.6

To be present at a place rather than by phone or online

is written with a hyphen when used as an adjective for events
face to face
vsin-person
130 2.3

In the same place as someone and looking at them directly

covers any event with physical presence, not only direct eye contact
in the flesh
vsin-person
34 4.2

Seeing someone face to face rather than in a photo or on TV

describes activities involving physical presence broadly, not only seeing a person
person-to-person
vsin-person
11 3.9

Two people meet and talk directly, without other people or devices

applies to activities with physical presence generally, not limited to contact between two people
face-to-face
vsin-person
7 2.8

Happens when people sit or stand opposite each other in the same place

refers to physical presence broadly, not necessarily direct facing

Antonyms

remote
218 3.6

Far away from towns and people

virtual
  • Texting
163 4.4

Existing in a computer or online space instead of the real world

How Live

in-person
15 2.7
prerecorded
3 3.6
pre-manufactured
  • Specialized
3.7

Surface Forms

in-person positive

Morphology

in-person = person (semi-transparent) = in + person

The parts are recognizable, but deriving the established meaning 'physically present rather than remote' from 'in' + 'person' relies on a conventional phrase rather than a fully regular compositional rule. [Postprocessing: moved 'in' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word in-person comes from in- meaning 'in' and person meaning 'a human being'. So, in-person describes an event or meeting where people are physically there together, not online.