Dictionary

person en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/-zən/ (South-Asia)
/ˈpɜː.sən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈpɜɹ.sən/ (General-American)
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[ˈpʰɜːsn̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
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/ˈpər.sən/ (South-Asia)
[ˈpʰɝsn̩] (General-American)
[ˈpɜː-] (South-Asia) non-rhotic
/ˈpɑ.sən/ (New-England, obsolete)

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin persōna Anglo-Norman persouneder. Middle English persoun English person From Middle English persoun, personne et al., from Anglo-Norman parsone, persoun et al. (Old French persone (“human being”), French personne), and its source Latin persōna (“mask used by actor; role, part, character”), perhaps a loanword from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu, “mask”). In this sense, displaced native man, which came to mean primarily "adult male" in Middle English; see Old English mann. Displaced native Old English hād (“person, individual”). Doublet of parson and persona.

Meanings

An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.
- Each person is unique, both mentally and physically.
- “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.[…]” 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC, page 85:
- 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.
An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being. ▸ A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic representation; an assumed character.
- […]to beare rule, which was thy part / And perſon, had’ſt thou known thy ſelf aright. 1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 155–156:
- […]his firſt appearance vpon the Stage, in his new perſon of a Sycophant or Iugler[…] 1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, →OCLC, page 186:
- No man can long put on a person and act a part. 1651–1653, Jer[emy] Taylor, ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1655, →OCLC:
- How different […]is the same man from himself, as he sustains the person of a magistrate, and […]that of a friend! 1664, Robert South, Of the Love of Christ to his Disciples:
An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being. ▸ Any one of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son, or Holy Spirit.
- three persons and one God 1892, Book of Common Prayer, The Litanie:
An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being. ▸ Any sapient or socially intelligent being.
(in a compound noun or noun phrase) An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being. ▸ Someone who likes or has an affinity for (a specified thing).
- Jack's always been a dog person, but I prefer cats.
(in a compound noun or noun phrase) An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being. ▸ A human of unspecified gender (in terms usually constructed with man or woman).
(in a compound noun or noun phrase) An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being. ▸ A worker in a specified function or specialty.
- I was able to speak to a technical support person and get the problem solved.
The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc.
- […]when the young Ladies laughed at her for it, ſhe replied that it was not his perſon that ſhe did embrace and reverence, but the divine beauty of his Soule. 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition 3, section 1, member 2, subsection 3, page 347:
- At first blush it seemed that what was striking about him rested on the fact that his dress was exotic, his person foreign. 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), page 418
- The Captain, inclining his military person, sat sideways to be closer and kinder[…]. 1897 October 16, Henry James, chapter XVI, in What Maisie Knew, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Herbert S. Stone & Co., →OCLC, page 188:
Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts.
- At common law a corporation or a trust is legally a person.
(euphemistic) The human genitalia; specifically, the penis.
- [E]very Person wilfully, openly, lewdly, and obscenely exposing his Person in any Street, Road, or public Highway, or in the View thereof, or in any Place of public Resort, with Intent to insult any Female ... and being subsequently convicted of the Offence for which he or she shall have been so apprehended, shall be deemed a Rogue and Vagabond, within the true Intent and Meaning of this Act ... 1824, Vagrancy Act 1824 (5 Geo. 4. c. 83, United Kingdom), section 4
A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom they are speaking. See grammatical person.
A shoot or bud of a plant; a polyp or zooid of the compound Hydrozoa, Anthozoa, etc.; also, an individual, in the narrowest sense, among the higher animals.
- True corms, composed of united personae […] usually arise by gemmation, […] yet in sponges and corals occasionally by fusion of several originally distinct persons. 1884, Patrick Geddes, “Morphology”, in Encyclopædia Britannica, volume 16:
A soulmate; someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally compatible and connected.
- 'I still miss her. Every day,' she said. 'She was my person. […] [And when she died,] I'd lost my person. I was eight years old and I'd lost my person. Willow and I even had our own language, as lots of twins do, but I stopped talking after she died.' 2022 January 25, Emily Forbes, The Perfect Mother for His Son, Harlequin, →ISBN:
- Standing in the rain, she looked at me and said, "I have lost my person. Cal was my person. What am I going to do? I lost my person." The words didn't make sense to me. […] She lost her person? What does that even mean? Cal was more than a person. He was this great man and legendary basketball coach. I get if you have lost your dog or cat [...] But I lost my person? […] I finally understood [...] Because I realized that you are my person. It means that in a world of eight billion people, if I lost you, there would still be seven billion, nine-hundred and ninety-nine million, nine-hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine-hundred and ninety-nine people [...] But none of those people matter. None of them are you. 2022 August 23, Chris Brinkley, My Story of Us: Thomas, Smartypants Romance, →ISBN:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
persons	Number=Plur		lexicographic
people	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (718)

ar بنادم (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · uk люди́на (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · hsn 人 (individual) · dhm omuntu class 1 (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · pl persona (individual) · fa اِنْسان (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · he גוף (grammar: linguistic category) · fi yksilö (individual) · za boux (individual) · ko 개인 (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · adt yura (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · uk геро́й (character or part, as in a play) · be геро́й (character or part, as in a play) · iso ohwo (individual) · uz одам (individual) · mn хүн (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · az insan (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · scn cristiana (individual) · mn ᠬᠦᠮᠦᠨ (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · zh 人 (individual) · txb onolme (individual) · ps آدم (individual) · kla maqlaqs (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · bg геро́й (character or part, as in a play) · cs člověk (individual) · tl panauhan (grammar: linguistic category) · nus raan (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · ar حد (individual) · sh čȍvek (individual) · he בֶּן אָדָם m אָדָם (individual) · war tawo (individual) · uz inson (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · nup zà (individual) · pl zwolennik (someone who likes or has an affinity for a specified thing) · ja 法人 (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · sl človek (individual) · nl persoon (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · sit-cai u³³tsʰo³³ (individual) · nl persoon (grammar: linguistic category) · mer monto (individual) · sh чо̏век (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · ifk tagu (individual) · yag yamana (individual) · es persona (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · da person (grammar: linguistic category) · zh 角色 (character or part, as in a play) · fr personne (individual) · ams むん (individual) · ta புருசன் (individual) · hu -kedvelő (someone who likes or has an affinity for a specified thing) · yo ènìyàn (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · rm persuna (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · pl postać (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · kis omonto (individual) · arn ce (individual) · knb tagu (individual) · csm míw·y- (individual) · es persona (individual) · vo men (individual) · nb person (grammar: linguistic category) · koi морт (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · vo himen (individual) · wic ihaas (individual) · sl oseba (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · vo hipösod (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · ur اِنْسان (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · yi מענטש (individual) · ug ئادەم (individual) · ngh nǁng ǃui (individual) · sco human (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · az adam (individual) · gl persoa (grammar: linguistic category) · mwl pessona (individual) · vid munhu class 1 (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · pdt Mensch (nds) (individual) · es chero (individual) · da person (individual) · sh чо̏век (individual) · scn cristianu (individual) · lai umuntu class 1 (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · iso ohwo (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · nmn tâa (individual) · hi मानस (individual) · sh ȍsoba (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · ill tau (individual) · fa شَخْص (individual) · tl tao (individual) · shu نادم (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · bg чове́к (individual) · diq merdım (individual) · sw mtu (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · adt udnyu (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · ami tamdaw (individual) · sco person (science fiction: sentient or socially intelligent being) · aho 𑜀𑜤𑜃𑜫 (individual) · gmy 𐀀𐀵𐀫𐀦 (individual) · hi व्यक्ति (individual) · sh tijȇlo (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · ar فَرْد (individual) · tdd ᥐᥨᥢᥰ (individual) · nyy umundu class 1 (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · chg کِیشِی (individual) · mn хүн (individual) · lut ʔaciɬtalbixʷ (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · nnv thuṛa (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · tpi man (individual) · nn person (individual) · ms manusia (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · sid mancho (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · uz odam (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · sw mtu (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · yai одам (individual) · de Person (individual) · cdo 儂 /侬 (individual) · sa मानव (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · fi persoona (grammar: linguistic category) · hu személy (grammar: linguistic category) · tuw-kkl 纳莫 (individual) · fi oikeushenkilö (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · lua muntu (individual) · dgr done (individual) · ebk tako (individual) · bg лице́ (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · ln motu (individual) · ug كىشى (individual) · krj tawo (individual) · pag too (individual) · nv diné (individual) · gd duine (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · mr व्यक्ती (individual) · so qof (individual) · ang mann (individual) · din kɔc (individual) · rm persuna (grammar: linguistic category) · ru герои́ня (character or part, as in a play) · et isik (individual) · ace ureuëng (individual) · la homō (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · pl indywidualność (science fiction: sentient or socially intelligent being) · lt asmuo (individual) · ja 人 (individual) · pyu taw (individual) · is manneskja (individual) · fy persoan (grammar: linguistic category) · hu külső (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · ia persona (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · ru осо́ба (individual) · tpn abá (individual) · pl osoba (grammar: linguistic category) · ota كیشی (individual) · mt persuna (individual) · gug ava (individual) · yo ẹni (individual) · id orang (individual) · ny munthu (individual) · my ပုဂ္ဂိုလ် (individual) · zh 法人 (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · be асо́ба (individual) · ur شَخْص (individual) · rm persuna (Christianity: any one of the three hypostases of the God) · pl osoba (individual) · kla maqlaqs (individual) · io persono (individual) · za vunz (individual) · fr personne (grammar: linguistic category) · pi purisa (individual) · seh munthu class 1 (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · ru персона́ж (character or part, as in a play) · grc ἄνθρωπος (individual) · fa فَرْد (individual) · eo persono (individual) · wo nit (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · hi लोक (individual) · mnp 人 (individual) · uk герої́ня (character or part, as in a play) · nn person (grammar: linguistic category) · ms insan (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · bg ли́чност (individual) · hy անձ (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · kg muntu (individual) · izh liitsa (grammar: linguistic category) · he בֶּן אָדָם (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · hi मानव (individual) · sh líce (grammar: linguistic category) · mhn mènsch (individual) · ru персо́на (individual) · yi מענטש (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · sv person (individual) · sv person (Christianity: any one of the three hypostases of the God) · sco person (individual) · be дзе́ючая асо́ба (character or part, as in a play) · cs osoba (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · ilo tao (individual) · yo ẹni (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · cs osoba (individual) · ar شخص (individual) · tk kişi (individual) · sa मनुष्य (individual) · he פָּן (Christianity: any one of the three hypostases of the God) · ca persona (individual) · sh čȍvek (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · ur مَنُشیَہ (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · my မနုဿ (individual) · uk дійова́ осо́ба (character or part, as in a play) · it persona (grammar: linguistic category) · hu ember (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · ulk le (individual) · tyv кижи (individual) · sco person (grammar: linguistic category) · sah киһи (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · xwo ᡍᡉᡏᡉᠨ (individual) · sl oseba (individual) · ktb manchu (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · hu szereplő (character or part, as in a play) · tr kişi (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · iu ᐃᓄᒃ (individual) · wuu 人 (individual) · cs osoba (grammar: linguistic category) · ko 법인 (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · de Person (grammar: linguistic category) · mzn کس (individual) · nl persoon (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · gd duine (individual) · tg инсон (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · he גּוּף (Christianity: any one of the three hypostases of the God) · pau chad (individual) · my လူ (individual) · tr şahs (individual) · ta நபர் (individual) · mwe mundu class 1 (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · ca persona (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · sa जन (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · be гераі́ня (character or part, as in a play) · ar شخص (individual) · haw kanaka (individual) · nb menneske (individual) · nka muntu class 1 (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · rw umuntu (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · ja 人間 (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · bn লোক (individual) · bn ব্যক্তি (individual) · vo pösodil (individual) · hi जन (individual) · uz fard (individual) · nb person (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · sh о̏соба (individual) · kam mundu (individual) · es persona (grammar: linguistic category) · tr şahıs (individual) · uk осо́ба (individual) · az şəxsiyyət (individual) · wa djin (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · ksc taku (individual) · ivb tao (individual) · wa djin (individual) · br den (individual) · nn person (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · ja 人称 (grammar: linguistic category) · pt pessoa (grammar: linguistic category) · nod ᨤᩫ᩠ᨶ (individual) · nnv thuṛa paarla (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · mrw taw (individual) · bg любител (someone who likes or has an affinity for a specified thing) · xog omuntu class 1 (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · nl persoon (individual) · tg шахс (individual) · oc persona (individual) · bg осо́ба (individual) · xwo ᡍᡉᡉᠨ (individual) · nay palpanggi (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · nb person (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · tr şahıs (grammar: linguistic category) · fr personne (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · zh 人物 (character or part, as in a play) · bg тяло (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · pot Neshnabé (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · zza merdum (diq) (individual) · ko 사람 (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · pt pessoa (individual) · kmr kes (individual) · sco bodie (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · ln mòto (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · is persóna (individual) · uk осо́ба (grammar: linguistic category) · pro persona (individual) · sco bodie (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · mkz anu (individual) · lt žmogus (individual) · mi tangata (individual) · hu kinézet (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · ba әҙәм (individual) · hy անձ (individual) · be асо́ба (grammar: linguistic category) · gd pearsa (individual) · sl oseba (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · lo ຄົນ (individual) · uz shaxs (individual) · zu umuntu (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · mn ᠬᠦᠮᠦᠨ (individual) · ja 方 (individual) · pt pessoa (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · ht moun (individual) · cwa omuntu class 1 (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · nb person (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · mba utaw (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · ar أُقْنُوم (Christianity: any one of the three hypostases of the God) · sw mtu (individual) · cy person (individual) · ko 인칭 (grammar: linguistic category) · ia persona (individual) · fa آدَم (individual) · ur مانَو (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · uk люди́на (individual) · nn person (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · hu személy (individual) · ota شخص (individual) · ady цӏыфы (individual) · tt адәм (individual) · fi persoona (Christianity: any one of the three hypostases of the God) · gad tolay (individual) · mbb etew (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · alt кижи (individual) · cy person (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · egy r:T-A1 (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · wnw wintʰu·h (individual) · ru геро́й (character or part, as in a play) · pam mitautau (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · zh 人稱 /人称 (grammar: linguistic category) · ast persona (grammar: linguistic category) · uz kishi (individual) · cic hattak (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · de Person (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · ky адам (individual) · fo einstaklingur (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · km មនុស្ស (individual) · gd neach (individual) · sk človek (individual) · pot nene (individual) · pl osobowość (science fiction: sentient or socially intelligent being) · te మనిషి (individual) · fr personne (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · sa पुरुष (individual) · cic hattak (individual) · be чалаве́к (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · hi मानव (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · tr birey (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · koi морт (individual) · ko 인 (individual) · pam pangakatau (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · ps شخص (individual) · nse munthu class 1 (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · tpi meri (individual) · ga duine (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · fa کَس (individual) · fr personne (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · hu megjelenés (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · nup ezà (individual) · nn menneske (individual) · es cuerpo (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · bg де́йстващо лице́ (character or part, as in a play) · apm ndé (individual) · tg одам (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · tr kişi (grammar: linguistic category) · ce адам (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · izh henki (individual) · ru челове́к (individual) · gd duine (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · gan 人 (individual) · fa شخص (grammar: linguistic category) · fa آدَم (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · mi tuatangata (individual) · bg ипостас (Christianity: any one of the three hypostases of the God) · hi पात्र (character or part, as in a play) · gl persoa (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · is persóna (grammar: linguistic category) · ka ადამიანი (individual) · bg персо́на (individual) · ja 人物 (individual) · yo èniyàn (individual) · hu személy (Christianity: any one of the three hypostases of the God) · el άτομο (individual) · si පුද්ගලයා (individual) · mpa mundu class 1 (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · nup zà (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · nb person (individual) · ln moto (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · mnc ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠯᠮᠠ (individual) · rue чолові́к (individual) · arn che (individual) · rm persuna (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · tew tʼowa (individual) · nrf pèrsonne (grammar: linguistic category) · uz odam (individual) · vi người (individual) · kmr şexs (individual) · ru юриди́ческое лицо́ (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · ru лицо́ (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · hy դեմք (grammar: linguistic category) · arc ܦܪܨܘܦܐ (individual) · ca persona (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · af persoon (individual) · ka ინდივიდი (individual) · fi henkilö (character or part, as in a play) · ko 사람 (individual) · wa sakî (individual) · tum munthu (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · tt кеше (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · ko 분 (individual) · sh ли̏чно̄ст (individual) · hsb wosoba (individual) · mrc piipaa (individual) · hu személy (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · yua may (individual) · ang hād (grammar: linguistic category) · ast persona (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · fi olento (science fiction: sentient or socially intelligent being) · sl oseba (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · gd neach (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · kmr mirov (individual) · lv persona (individual) · ru челове́к (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · tn motho (1/2) (individual) · hu test (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · lt asmuõ (grammar: linguistic category) · hu -barát (someone who likes or has an affinity for a specified thing) · pjt aṉangu (individual) · khb ᦅᦳᧃ (individual) · hi इंसान (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · fa تن (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · bkm wul (individual) · hit 𒀭𒌅𒉿𒀪𒄩𒀸 (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · hi जन (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · bg чове́к (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · ps فرد (individual) · ce адам (individual) · tuw-bal 纳莫 (individual) · ps کسه (individual) · sh о̏соба (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · ru индиви́дуум (individual) · nci tlācatl (individual) · ny munthu (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · yur 'oohl (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · vo pösod (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · vo pösodef (individual) · kk кісі (individual) · pl człowiek (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · kn ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ (individual) · nuj omuutu class 1 (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · pam mitatau (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · zh 個人 /个人 (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · sh о̏соба (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · ibg tolay (individual) · gd pearsa (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · tao tao (individual) · fi henkilö (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · az fərd (individual) · bg лице́ (grammar: linguistic category) · pl miłośnik (someone who likes or has an affinity for a specified thing) · ga daoine (individual) · az adam (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · txb śaumo (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · hu személy (character or part, as in a play) · fi -ihminen (someone who likes or has an affinity for a specified thing) · zne boro (individual) · it persona (individual) · uk персо́на (individual) · zku miyu (individual) · zh жын (individual) · fi sukupuolielin (law: human genitalia) · sa मनुष्य (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · sh ȍsoba (grammar: linguistic category) · pdt Persoon (nds) (individual) · ccc klistyano (individual) · tt кеше (individual) · zku miyu (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · ceb tawo (individual) · mwn umuntu class 1 (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · ky киши (individual) · tet ema (individual) · uz bashar (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · wmw munu (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · de Mensch (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · af persoon (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · hu egyén (individual) · ssc ömöntö class 1 (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · gd pearsa (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) · sv person (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · rm persuna (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · yue 人 (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · hu szerep (character or part, as in a play) · da person (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · tum munthu (individual) · rm persuna (individual) · bg лице (Christianity: any one of the three hypostases of the God) · unm awèn (individual) · hil tawo (individual) · vi ngôi (grammar: linguistic category) · cy unigolyn (specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man) · de Körper (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) · da menneske (individual)

person en · VERB

Pronunciation

/-zən/ (South-Asia)
/ˈpɜː.sən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈpɜɹ.sən/ (General-American)
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[ˈpʰɜːsn̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
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/ˈpər.sən/ (South-Asia)
[ˈpʰɝsn̩] (General-American)
[ˈpɜː-] (South-Asia) non-rhotic
/ˈpɑ.sən/ (New-England, obsolete)

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(obsolete, transitive) To represent as a person; to personify; to impersonate.
- Or let us perſon him like ſome wretched itinerary Judge, […] 1644, J[ohn] M[ilton], “That ’’Beza’’’s opinion of regulating sinne by a politick law, cannot be sound”, in The Doctrine or Discipline of Divorce: […], 2nd edition, London: [s.n.], →OCLC, book II, page 59:
(gender-neutral, transitive) To man, to supply with staff or crew.
- We went so far as to stop in a hotel on the way out of Speyer — to ask for directions — but the teenaged girl personing the desk there seemed to be such an idiot[…] 2008, William Guy, Something Sensational, page 337:
- “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.[…]” 1981, John Nichols, “Sunday”, in The Nirvana Blues, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, published May 1983, page 89:
- 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. 1996 fall/winter, Sharon Dezurick, “Glen Park Community Festival a Success”, in Kristin Nash, editor, Glen Park News, San Francisco, Calif.: Glen Park Association, →OCLC, columns 1–2:
- I was just mulling over the merits of working the fryer at McDonald’s versus personning the complaints desk at Wal-Mart when I took a right onto the dirt road leading to New Millennium Bible Camp. 2008, Jess Lourey, chapter 21, in August Moon: A Murder-By-Month Mystery, Woodbury, Minn.: Midnight Ink, Llewellyn Publications, →ISBN, page 207:
- We had hit the iceberg, and it was time to person the lifeboats. 2007, Brian R. Brenner, Don't Throw This Away!: The Civil Engineering Life, page 40:
- And I sat at the counter and watched the cooker cat personning the griddle with one hand and the grill with the other. 2006 March 22–28, L.E. [Lady Exister] Leone [pseudonym; Dani Leone], “Ah, Sprrr-ing!”, in Tim Redmond, editor, San Francisco Bay Guardian, volume 40, number 25, San Francisco, Calif., →ISSN, page 61, column 1:
- In fact, so inebriated were they that they could barely move, and, neither nest nor wheel being personned, the ship was as usual careening wildly across the main. 2018 September, Paul Bowers, “The Wrasse and the Flatfish”, in The Panda Chronicles: A Mythology, 2nd edition, [Morrisiville, N.C.]: [Lulu.com], →ISBN, page 74:

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Spelling	Features	Source
personned	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
personned	Tense=Past	lexicographic
personing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
persons	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
personning	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
personed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
personed	Tense=Past	lexicographic

person en · NOUN

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person en · VERB

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