people
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- noun
- /ˈpipəl/
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gente
- I think the big problem is that people don't know.
- native peoples
- indigenous peoples
- other peoples
And Trump is not doing what people wanted.
- And Trump is not doing what people wanted.
- In those cases, these people are brown or black.
- We want to just remind people of who we are.
- So we're here to tell people, stop hoping.
- What do you think prevents people from being bold?
- The problem with it is that most people don't get it.
- And it's like that makes people feel really good.
- Now keep in mind, people don't hate change.
- If we just love people or like people.
- The problem is when people ask, they expect.
- And you know, there are people like JS Bach.
- What, you mean some people make more than one trip?
Examples
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But we have to remember that people are good.
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The problem with it is that most people don't get it.
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What are the costs that people pay for this?
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We have a large group of people who are speaking.
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And Trump is not doing what people wanted.
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We look for the people who we want.
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Could you explain for people what this means?
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What do you think prevents people from being bold?
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We live in a world where people don't trade.
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The festival attracted people from all over the country.
Synonyms
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A group of people who share the same culture or background
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All people on Earth viewed as a single group
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All people in the world considered as a group
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All people considered together as a group
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All people who live on Earth as one group
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All people as one group
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People who live in a country or area
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All the people who live in a country and have legal rights and duties
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A large group of ordinary people in a society
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People of a country seen as one group under one government
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People in a society who are not rich or powerful
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All people as one group
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Ordinary people who richer, more powerful people often talk about in a rude way
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Ordinary people in a society who are not rich or powerful
Idioms
- Informal
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To show surprise that one person, more than anyone else, did something unexpected
Compounds
- Literature
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A group of people who believe God selected them for a special purpose
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People who speak languages like Russian, Polish or Bulgarian, mainly in Eastern Europe and the Balkans
A South African group formed in 1996 to fight gangs and drugs, later accused of violent acts and extremism
How Informal
Surface Forms
Etymology
People meaning human beings or the citizens of a place comes from the old Latin word populus, which simply meant 'the people'. So people is the basic word for a group of humans or the population of a country.