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person

noun

A human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
P
Ends with
N
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
8
CEFR level
A1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈpɜːsən

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. A human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential

    “There was too much for one person to do”

noun

  1. A human body (usually including the clothing)

    “A weapon was hidden on his person”

noun

  1. 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”

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Example Sentences

There was too much for one person to do
A weapon was hidden on his person
Stop talking about yourself in the third person

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