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Person
person
(people, persons) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The usual word for ‘more than one person’ is 'people'. The form 'persons' is used as the plural in formal or legal language. 1. A person is a man, woman, or child. At least one person died and several others were injured... Everyone knows he’s the only person who can do the job... The amount of sleep we need varies from person to person... N-COUNT 2. Persons is used as the plural of person in formal, legal, and technical writing. ...removal of the right of accused persons to remain silent... N-PLURAL 3. If you talk about someone as a person, you are considering them from the point of view of their real nature. Robin didn’t feel good about herself as a person. N-COUNT 4. If someone says, for example,‘I’m an outdoor person’ or ‘I’m not a coffee person’, they are saying whether or not they like that particular activity or thing. (mainly SPOKEN) I am not a country person at all. I prefer the cities. N-COUNT: a supp N 5. If you do something in person, you do it yourself rather than letting someone else do it for you. She went to New York to receive the award in person. PHRASE: PHR after v 6. If you meet, hear, or see someone in person, you are in the same place as them, rather than, for example, speaking to them on the telephone, writing to them, or seeing them on television. It was the first time she had seen him in person. PHRASE: PHR after v 7. Your person is your body. (FORMAL) The suspect had refused to give any details of his identity and had carried no documents on his person. N-COUNT: poss N 8. You can use in the person of when mentioning the name of someone you have just referred to in a more general or indirect way. (WRITTEN) We had a knowledgeable guide in the person of George Adams. PHRASE: PHR n 9. In grammar, we use the term first person when referring to ‘I’ and ‘we’, second person when referring to ‘you’, and third person when referring to ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘it’, ‘they’, and all other noun groups. Person is also used like this when referring to the verb forms that go with these pronouns and noun groups. N-COUNT: usu supp N see also first person, second person, third person
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~e, from Latin ~a actor's mask, character in a play, ~, probably from Etruscan phersu mask, from Greek prosopa, plural of prosopon face, mask — more at prosopopoeia Date: 13th century 1. human, individual — sometimes used in combination especially by those who prefer to avoid man in compounds applicable to both sexes chair~ spokes~ 2. a character or part in or as if in a play ; guise 3. a. one of the three modes of being in the Trinitarian Godhead as understood by Christians b. the unitary ~ality of Christ that unites the divine and human natures 4. a. archaic bodily appearance b. the body of a human being; also the body and clothing unlawful search of the ~ 5. the ~ality of a human being ; self 6. one (as a human being, a partnership, or a corporation) that is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties 7. reference of a segment of discourse to the speaker, to one spoken to, or to one spoken of as indicated by means of certain pronouns or in many languages by verb inflection • ~hood noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 an individual human being (a cheerful and forthright person). 2 the living body of a human being (hidden about your person). 3 Gram. any of three classes of personal pronouns, verb-forms, etc.: the person speaking (first person); the person spoken to (second person); the person spoken of (third person). 4 (in comb.) used to replace -man in offices open to either sex (salesperson). 5 (in Christianity) God as Father, Son, or Holy Ghost (three persons in one God). 6 euphem. the genitals (expose one's person). 7 a character in a play or story. Phrases and idioms in one's own person oneself; as oneself. in person physically present. person-to-person 1 between individuals. 2 (of a phone call) booked through the operator to a specified person. Etymology: ME f. OF persone f. L persona actor's mask, character in a play, human being ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский строительный словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английски словарь по телекоммуникациям
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1) лицо 2) личность 3) особа 4) особь 5) субъект two person cooperative game — игра с двумя участниками и возможностью их кооперирования - right-handed person - sloppy person ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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сущ. 1) общ. персона, человек, субъект, личность, персонаж in person — лично Tessa's a very intense person. — Тесса — очень впечатлительная натура. Hank is not the sort of person I find easy to talk to. — Хэнк не из тех людей, с кем я обычно быстро нахожу язык. 2) юр. лицо (физическое или юридическое; субъект, обладающий имущественными и другими гражданскими правами и обязанностями) the persons named in the contract — лица, обозначенные в контракте The document should be witnessed by a third person — Документ должен быть засвидетельствован третьим лицом. See: "judicial person, organization е PERSON – person entitled to apply – person having ordinary skill in the art – person having right to apply – person skilled in the art – artificial person – authorized person – average skilled person – individual person – juristic person – natural person – reasonable person – registered person PERSON сущ. 1) общ. персона, человек, субъект, личность, пероснаж 2) юр. лицо (физическое- индивид или юридическое; субъект, обладающий имущественными и другими гражданским правами и обязанностями) See: natural person See: "organization 1) е) PERSON сущ. лицо, персона, человек - Control Person - affiliated person - aggrieved person - application in person - assisted person - associated person - authorized person - damage to person - disabled person - displaced person - educated person - employed person - estate of deceased person - ever-married person - handicapped person - natural person - person concerned - person employed - person engaged - person in charge -...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. человек; личность; особа; субъект who is that person? —- кто этот человек? a very important person —- важная персона (личность) I noticed that two or three persons were there —- я заметил, что там было два-три человека he was a pleasant person —- он был приятным человеком a pale thin person of a man —- худой, бледный человек in one's (own) person —- лично, собственной персоной not a single person —- никого, ни души without exception of persons —- невзирая на лица a person does not like to be treated like that —- никто не любит, чтобы с ним так обращались what is a person to do? —- что человеку делать? displaced person —- перемещенное лицо offences against the person —- юр. преступления против личности the said persons —- упомянутые лица some person or persons unknown —- неизвестное лицо или лица 2. внешность; облик a young woman of an agreeable person —- молодая женщина приятной наружности he has a fine person —- он хорош собой to have a commanding person —- иметь внушительный вид he was attracted not by her person but by her mind —- его привлекла в ней не внешность, а ум 3. действующее лицо, персонаж in the person of —- в роли she was wonderful in the person of Ophelia —- она была великолепна в роли Офелии 4. юр. физическое лицо (также natural person); юридическое лицо (также legal person, artificial person) public juridical persons —- публичные юридические лица composite international persons —- сложные международные лица person of...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) человек; личность, особа; субъект; - in ones own person not a single person - ни единой живой души, никого 2) внешность, облик; he has a fine person - он красив 3) действующее лицо; персонаж 4) gram. лицо 5) юридическое лицо 6) zool. особь PERSON on remand подследственный PERSON of consequence важное, влиятельное лицо PERSON of figure выдающаяся личность PERSON of influence влиятельное лицо PERSON of no reputation темная личность; ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ n 1 plural people a human being, especially considered as someone with their own particular character (Tessa's a very intense person. | Hank's not the sort of person I find easy to talk to. | I like her as a person, but not as a boss. | What nice young people! | The person I need to speak to isn't here.) (- see man1) | a city/cat etc person (=someone who likes a particular thing or activity) (Are you one of those drama people?) 2 in person if you do something in person, you do it by going somewhere yourself, not by letter or asking someone else to do it (You have to go sign for it in person, they can't just mail it.) 3 businessperson/salesperson etc someone who works in business, selling etc (- see also chairperson, spokesperson) 4 plural persons formal or law someone who is not known or not named (Any person found trespassing will be prosecuted. | murder committed by a person or persons unknown) 5 about/on your person formal on your body or hidden in your clothes (Customs Officers found a gun concealed about his person.) 6 first/second/third person one of the three special forms of verbs or pronouns that show the speaker (first person), the one who is being spoken to (second person), or the one who is being spoken about (third person) (The third person singular of the verb 'go' is 'goes'. | 'I', 'me', and 'we' are all first person pronouns.) (- see also first person) 7 in the person of formal used before someone's name to emphasize that this is the person who represents a particular group (I was met by the police in the person of Sergeant Black.) (- see also missing person, persontoperson) ( USAGE NOTE: PERSON GRAMMAR The usual plural of person is people Only one person turned up. | A lot of people replied to our advert. | young people People meaning `more than one person' is already plural and cannot form a plural with `s'. It always takes a plural v Most people are basically honest. | People are dying of starvation every day (NOT ...is dying).). People meaning `race' or `nation' is countable and you...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 12c., from O.Fr. persone "human being," from L. persona "human being," originally "character in a drama, mask," possibly borrowed from Etruscan phersu "mask." The use of -person to replace -man in compounds is first recorded 1971. Personify first recorded 1727. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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