person meaning
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[ˈpɹsn̩] [ˈpɝsən] [ˈpɜːsən] [-ɜː(ɹ)sən] 
US UK WPerson
- A person is a being, such as a human, that has certain capacities or attributes constituting personhood, which in turn is defined differently by different authors in different disciplines, and by different cultures in different times and places.
- The current concept of person was developed during the Trinitarian and Christological debates of the 4th and 5th centuries in contrast to the word nature.
- Since then, a number of important changes to the word's meaning and use have taken place, and attempts have been made to redefine the word with varying degrees of adoption and influence.
- NounPLpersonsPLpeoplePREPerso-SUF-person
- An individual; usually a human being.
- his first appearance upon the stage in his new person of a sycophant or juggler
- three persons and one God
- Jack's always been a dog person, but I prefer cats.
- The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc.
- (law) Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts.
- At common law a corporation or a trust is legally a person.
- (law) The human genitalia; specifically, the penis.
- (grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom he is speaking. See grammatical person.
- (biology) 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.
- An individual; usually a human being.
- VerbSGpersonsPRpersoningPT, PPpersoned
- OBS VT To represent as a person; to personify; to impersonate.
- VT (gender-neutral) To man.
- OBS VT To represent as a person; to personify; to impersonate.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. -- Gen. xli. 55. The pains of famished Tantalus he'll feel. --Dryden.
- The reporter got some vox pops in the city square to see what people thought of the country's new flag.
- Rich countries are backsliding on their commitment to agree to new WTO measures to help people in poor countries gain access to affordable medicines. — Oxfam press release, 24 June 2002
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- People requiring assistance or extra time will be preboarded.
- People who've zorbed in New Zealand, say Swiss mountains are too steep to allow the leisurely roll-out that's the real thrill.
- People who torture often have sadistic tendencies.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- Death by drawing and quartering usually dismembered the condemned person.
- Why do we sit cross-handed and do nothing which would serve as a basis upon which to build the salvation of our people?
- In short, modern Conservative economics produces very unconservative people.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of person in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Nouns by inflection type
- Irregular nouns
- Suppletive nouns
- Suppletive nouns
- Irregular nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Nouns
- en persons
- en personal
- en personally
- en personality
- en personage
Source: Wiktionary
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Grammatically, this word "person" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a nouns by inflection type. It's also a verb, more specifically, a transitive verb.