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person Definition

per·son (pʉr′sən)

noun

  1. a human being, esp. as distinguished from a thing or lower animal; individual man, woman, or child: now usually pluralized as people, which formerly was used only to indicate an indefinite number of persons
  2. Now Rare an individual regarded slightingly, as one of a lower status
    1. a living human body
    2. bodily form or appearance to be neat about one's person
  4. personality; self; being
  5. Gram.
    1. a characteristic, as of pronouns and verbs, indicating whether a given utterance refers to the speaker(s), the one(s) spoken to, or the one(s) spoken about; also, an analytic category based on this characteristic
    2. the form a verb takes to indicate this characteristic
  6. Archaic a role in a play; character
  7. Law any individual or incorporated group having certain legal rights and responsibilities
  8. Christian Theol. any of the three modes of being (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) in the Trinity

Etymology: ME persone < OFr < L persona, lit., actor's face mask, hence a character, person, prob. < Etr phersu, mask

person Idioms

in person

actually present

person Synonyms

person

n.

  1. An individual

    human being, child, somebody, self, oneself, I, me, soul, spirit, mortal, character, individuality, personage, personality, personal identity; see also man 2, woman 1.

  2. An individual enjoying distinction

    distinguished person, personality, success; see character 4, personage 2.

  3. Bodily form

    physique, frame, form; see body 1.

in person

personally, in the flesh, present; see near, there.

person Law Definition

n

An entity, such as an individual, or, under law, an incorporated group with certain legal rights and responsibilities; a human being; the live body of a human being. See also natural person.

person Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • appoint: Reporting process Each club with juniors has been requested to appoint a person responsible.
  • authorize: The couple will also have to give a notice of civil partnership to an authorized person of the registration authority in which they live.
  • employ: Others want immediate success and earnings, in much the same way as an employed person receives payment for everything he does.
  • qualify: For these surveys you need to get technical information from a suitably qualified person.
  • designate: However, the correct release of products is the responsibility of the designated person carrying out the procedure.
  • mean: This, he explained, meant persons under sentence of death or charged with offenses for which the death penalty could be imposed.

Adjective modifier

  • disabled: Perhaps, you have an older or disabled person living with you.
  • young: Once your young person has applied for a course at the college, they will be invited in for an informal interview.
  • competent: The fire risk assessment should be carried out by a competent person.
  • single: One evening a single person was able to turn away 30 people.
  • other: Your representative may be any other person, company or lawyer.
  • average: The average person has seven or eight of these ongoing personal projects.

Preposition: with

  • dementia: Abbeyfield is showing that active involvement can improve the wellbeing of each person with dementia.
  • disability: The trail and it is fully accessible for persons with disabilities.
  • diabetes: It was set up with a large donation from a local person with diabetes.

Preposition: per

night: Open from March to October, prices start from £ 20 per person per night.

Modifies a noun

  • specification: Do use any information about the job or the person specification in deciding what to put on your form.
  • shooter: Required Experience: - Minimum 2-3 years level building experience with credits in the first person shooter or action-adventure genre.
  • singular: This does not apply to the second and third person adjective singular or plural form.
  • pronoun: The second and third person pronoun is different for masculine and feminine gender.