person

UK /ˈpɜː.sən/ US /ˈpɜɹ.sən/

noun 5verb 2name 1

Collocations

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(noun.)

ADJ

young | elderly, old | married, single | decent, good, lovely, nice | caring, gentle, kind, warm | bad, evil, wicked | happy, outgoing

rational, reasonable, sensible

A sensible person would save some money before taking an expensive vacation.

average, normal, ordinary

private

My uncle is quite a private person who prefers spending time alone at home.

blind, deaf, disabled

ill, sick

My grandmother stayed with us while she was a sick person recovering from surgery.

missing | displaced, homeless | unemployed | dead | famous | important

innocent

An innocent person should never be punished for a crime they did not commit.

right, wrong

My manager found the right person to lead our new marketing team.

religious | business

PREP

as a ~

My father is a strict manager at work, but he's very kind as a person.

in ~

The author attended the book signing in person to meet her fans.

in the ~ of

The new manager appeared in the person of a young woman from the marketing department.

PHRASES

the person concerned

The doctor will send the test results directly to the person concerned.

the person in charge

The person in charge decided to cancel the meeting because of the bad weather.

the person responsible

We finally identified the person responsible for the missing documents from the office.

Definitions

noun

1

An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.

1784, William Jones, The Description and Use of a New Portable Orrery, &c., PREFACE THE favourable reception the Orrery has met with from Perſons of the firſt diſtinction, and from Gentlemen and Ladies in general, has induced me to add to it ſeveral new improvements in order to give it a degree of Perfection; and diſtinguiſh it from others; which by Piracy, or Imitation, may be introduced to the Public.

“A very welcome, kind, useful present, that means to the parish. By the way, Hopkins, let this go no further. We don't want the tale running round that a rich person has arrived. Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing.[…]”

2

An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.

[…]his firſt appearance vpon the Stage, in his new perſon of a Sycophant or Iugler[…]

How different […]is the same man from himself, as he sustains the person of a magistrate, and […]that of a friend!

3

An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.

three persons and one God

4

An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.

5

An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.

Jack's always been a dog person, but I prefer cats.

verb

1

To represent as a person; to personify; to impersonate.

Or let us perſon him like ſome wretched itinerary Judge, […]

2

To man, to supply with staff or crew.

“Okay. Soon as Natalie heard, and while she was flailing around trying to turn up a Valium, she decided she had better call Scott Harrison and ask his opinion on what sort of advice, re legal moves, she ought to call back to Iréné, or Rama, or Wilkerson, or whoever’s personning the fort back there.” / “Whoever’s whatening the fort?” / “Please.[…]”

Thank you to the many who helped the festival succeed (and apologies to anyone omitted): […] Kevin and Mary Jannsen, for tireless work including the initial survey, soliciting raffle donations, selling tickets, personning the raffle booth during the festival, etc.

name

1

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a human being

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

people person

One who interacts skilfully with other people and who receives satisfaction from such interaction.

night person

A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the evening and early morning (night) hours, and who usually sleeps during part of the daytime.

"You see, I'm a creature of the night." "A what?" "A night person; I live during the nights, and sleep during the days."

morning person

A person who wakes up, without difficulty, early each morning and is alert and active during the first part of the day.

"I am a night person. My husband is a morning person since he had to get up early for years for his job." – Mrs. K. G.

person from Porlock

One whose inconvenient interruption prevents the completion of something important.

as the next person

To a reasonable degree; as much as a typical person.

I like reading as much as the next person.

Example Bank

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1784, William Jones, The Description and Use of a New Portable Orrery, &c., PREFACE THE favourable reception the Orrery has met with from Perſons of the firſt diſtinction, and from Gentlemen and Ladie

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02

“A very welcome, kind, useful present, that means to the parish. By the way, Hopkins, let this go no further. We don't want the tale running round that a rich person has arrived. Churchill, my dear fe

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03

Each person is unique, both mentally and physically.

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04

Or let us perſon him like ſome wretched itinerary Judge, […]

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05

“Okay. Soon as Natalie heard, and while she was flailing around trying to turn up a Valium, she decided she had better call Scott Harrison and ask his opinion on what sort of advice, re legal moves, s

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06

Thank you to the many who helped the festival succeed (and apologies to anyone omitted): […] Kevin and Mary Jannsen, for tireless work including the initial survey, soliciting raffle donations, sellin

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, person is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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