personally
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2.9
- adverb
- /ˈpɜrsənəli/
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personalmente
- Sometimes listeners wrote about how they were personally affected by the show.
- personally responsible
- personally liable
- professionally and personally
Lockdown for us personally was a boom time.
- Lockdown for us personally was a boom time.
- And that could go personally really badly for me.
- Do you mean like personally or like public?
- So for you personally, naps, yay, nay, or Nah.
- Something happens and you take it so personally that you shut down.
- But for you personally, how old were you when he passed?
- It's not you personally that has the low willpower.
- Don't take these personally and don't let these things discourage you.
- If you do not take defeat personally then you're a non winning player.
- I mean, you mean professionally or personally, right?
- And I just think that's so personally painful.
- But I it's still, it's still personally ails me.
- And me personally is just living in the moment.
Examples
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She addressed the issue personally to ensure everyone felt valued.
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But it is so hard on me personally, on my wife, my family.
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Something happens and you take it so personally that you shut down.
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But for you personally, how old were you when he passed?
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I wanted to thank you all personally.
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Many indicated that the program had helped them personally in their ability to regulate their own emotions.
Academic text (2012) -
When he criticized my work, I took it very personally and felt hurt.
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I can't speak for the entire team, but personally, I believe we can improve.
Antonyms
How Personal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Personally comes from Latin persona 'mask' and the word personal, which point to the individual rather than a job or role. So saying something personally often means you mean it as a private or individual matter, not as an official or general statement.