Person - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpɜːrsn|  American pronunciation of the word person
Brit.  |ˈpɜːsn|  British pronunciation of the word person

noun

- a human being (syn: individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul)
there was too much for one person to do
- a human body (usually including the clothing)
a weapon was hidden on his person
- a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party
stop talking about yourself in the third person

Extra examples

She is a very nice person.

I saw a person standing on the dock.

Any person who wants a refund must have a receipt.

Most people here are quite friendly.

The tickets are $25 per person.

The person at the front desk will be able to help you.

The tax break is only applicable to persons in a high income bracket.

I like her as a person, but she is not a very good writer.

The disease is easily transmitted from person to person.

The dogs discovered that the men were hiding drugs about their persons.

He does not have a right to be called a person.

He was a very nice person, always pleasant and friendly.

The only person who really said anything helpful was Jack.

David was not the sort of person who found it easy to talk about his feelings.

I like her as a person, but not as a boss.

Word forms

noun
singular: person
plural: people
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