person
- noun
- /ˈpɜrsən/
- Sooner or later, that person will address, will respond on the level on which he or she is addressed.
- meet in person
- whole person
It's about the, the invasion of a person's free will.
- It's about the, the invasion of a person's free will.
- That feeling felt experience is essentially taking the other person's nervous system inside of you.
- And that person has nothing to do with anyone.
- It has what very great power to sting a person's soul.
- You can't see the why of a person's actions.
- This is fun for me because I've actually never in person held the new style of YouTube plaque.
- This can happen in family systems where everyone protects the toxic person until the end of their lives.
- Pretty much every old Asian person, including my own Korean grandma, have these beaded bracelets.
- Sooner or later, that person will address, will respond on the level on which he or she is addressed.
- I got up on the wrong side of the bed, I'm not a morning person.
Examples
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You can't see the why of a person's actions.
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Some foolish person broke it to pieces.
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And that person has nothing to do with anyone.
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Everyone, it appears, is a good person, and all French citizens are members of the same family.
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But then a very clean person moves into town.
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I went to the market in person.
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He's lost himself as a person in his job.
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End-of-life care means being present and preparing a person for death regardless of their memory.
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The founders of WikiLeaks concede that such things as a person's medical records should be kept secret.
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I can see a person's soul by their intonation on an instrument - - keyboard, horn or strings.
Synonyms
All the physical parts of a person, animal, or plant
The parts of a person, like bones, muscles and organs
The parts of a person you can touch, not their mind or spirit
The physical part of a person with skin, bones, and organs, not the mind or spirit
Idioms
- Informal
Express real happiness that a very nice person got something they deserve
Compounds
The pronoun and verb form a speaker uses to talk about themselves like I and we
- Specialized
Words that talk about people or things besides the speaker and the listener
- Slur
A person who has a physical, mental, or social difficulty that limits daily activities
- Specialized
Words that refer to the person or people you speak to, for example 'you'
A person with special training who works in jobs like a lawyer, doctor or engineer
- Offensive
A person who seems to have no feelings or personality and appears distant from others
Someone who manages how an organization looks to the public and talks to the media
- Slur
A person from an early stage of human society now seen as outdated and offensive
A person people respect for being very religious and thought to help others with prayer
- Specialized
A person who loses touch with reality and may see or hear things that are not real
How Sensitive
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word person can also mean the body someone carries, and this sense grew from the same Latin persona for an individual or role. That's why we say something is 'on your person' to mean it is on your body or with you.