Person

  • 31person — noun ⇨ See also ↑people ADJECTIVE ▪ young ▪ elderly, old ▪ married, single ▪ gay …

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  • 32person — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)s(ə)n[/t]] ♦ people, persons (The usual word for more than one person is people. The form persons is used as the plural in formal or legal language.) 1) N COUNT A person is a man, woman, or child. At least one person died and several… …

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  • 33person — noun 1 (C) plural people a human being, especially considered as someone with their own particular character: Tessa s a very intense person. | Hank s not the sort of person I find easy to talk to. | I like her as a person, but not as a boss. |… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 34person — per|son W1S2 [ˈpə:sən US ˈpə:r ] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: persone, from Latin persona actor s mask, character in a play, person , probably from Etruscan phersu mask ] 1.) plural people [ˈpi:pəl] a human being, especially… …

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  • 35person — per|son [ pɜrsn ] noun count *** 1. ) an individual human, usually an adult. The plural is people, but in formal or official language the form persons is used: Tickets cost $50 per person. She s the type of person who is always happy to help out …

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  • 36person */*/*/ — UK [ˈpɜː(r)s(ə)n] / US [ˈpɜrs(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms person : singular person plural people Get it right: person: The usual plural form of person is people (not persons), and this is used in all ordinary contexts: Wrong: Children… …

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  • 37Person — The term person is used in common sense to mean an individual human being. But in the fields of law, philosophy, medicine, and others, it means the presence of certain characteristics that grant a certain legal, ethical, or moral standing. For… …

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  • 38person — /perr seuhn/, n. 1. a human being, whether man, woman, or child: The table seats four persons. 2. a human being as distinguished from an animal or a thing. 3. Sociol. an individual human being, esp. with reference to his or her social… …

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  • 39Person — Per·so̲n die; , en; 1 ein einzelner Mensch: ein Auto mit Platz für fünf Personen; Der Eintritt kostet 10 Mark pro Person || NB: unter Leute 2 ein Mensch mit einer besonderen Eigenschaft <eine intelligente, hässliche, interessante Person> || …

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  • 40Person — 1. Der Personen Freund, der Sache Feind. – Heuseler, 473; Körte, 4695. »Das Recht soll man in superiorem oder in arbitrum aliquem werfen; die Personen sollen zufrieden seyn und mittlerweile re suspensa ad superiorem freundlich sich halten.«… …

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