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PURSN/ˈpɜːsn/

A person is one human being: a kind person, the right person for the job. The usual plural is people, not “persons” (persons appears on signs and in law); individual is more formal and personality is character. In person means face to face, not online. Do not say “one people.”

Meaning

A man, woman, or child; a human being.

Examples

• “She is a kind person.”
• “She is the only person who knows the code.”
• “You must collect the card in person.”

Good to know

singular: person. plural: people. in person = face to face. Not “one people.”

Near in meaning

human

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