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personally

personally

906 2.5
Said when you give your own opinion or experience
  • adverb
  • /ˈpɜrsənəli/
translation icon : personalmente
  • I think for me personally, it goes beyond a restaurant.
  • personally, I think
  • personally, I feel
  • personally, I believe

It's just I just personally don't dabble in that.

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Examples

  • - I personally think that Diana fell in love with Prince Charles.

  • How did you personally feel?

  • Try not to take any of this personally.

  • Personally, I thought it was all rather nicely clear and simple.

  • Students should explore topics that are both personally interesting and socially significant.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Other companies that I personally love are Ace and Jig.

  • But many want a challenging profession with the rewards that it can bring, both personally and financially.

    Academic text (2011)
  • When this happens, students will be more successful academically, personally, and socially.

    Academic text (2012)
  • I personally think that Diana fell in love with Prince Charles.

  • How did you personally feel?

Synonyms

honestly
vspersonally
691 1.1

Said when you want to stress that you really mean what you say

focuses on owning a view or experience rather than truth claims
for my money
vspersonally
2 7.4

To say what you think about something

is more neutral and shows a view comes from personal experience
IMHO
vspersonally
  • Slang
9.0

A short online note people add to show a personal opinion

is used in general speech and marks personal opinion or experience

Antonyms

61 4.5

To consider facts without personal feelings or opinions

How Subjective

personally
906 2.5
for my money
2 7.4
frankly
3.2
bluntly
40 4.6
objectively
61 4.5

Surface Forms

personally positive

Morphology

personally = personal (transparent) = person + al + ly

Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'personal', so the usage meaning 'in my own opinion' is predictable.

Etymology

Personally comes from person (from Latin persona 'mask') plus -ly, so it literally points to something coming 'from the person'. That's why when you say 'personally, I think...', you show the opinion or experience is your own and not someone else's.