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person

/ˈpɜːsən/

/ˈpɜr.sən/

Translations

personnoun

persons

/ˈpɜːsən/

/ˈpɜr.sən/

(pl. people: everyday use/general; persons: legal/official)

человек

The person at the door is waiting for you.

Человек у двери ждет тебя.

личность

She is a very interesting person with many talents.

Она очень интересная личность с множеством талантов.

Additional translations

Synonyms

personadjective

/ˈpɜːsən/

/ˈpɝːsən/

Used attributively in compound nouns to denote involvement or quantity of people (e.g., person-years).

Definitions

personnoun

A human being regarded as an individual.

Every person in the room was captivated by the speaker's words.

A character in a play or story.

The person she played in the movie was a brave and adventurous explorer.

A grammatical category used to distinguish between the speaker, the one spoken to, and the one spoken about.

In English, verbs change form depending on the person of the subject.

The body or physical self of an individual, especially as the object of legal rights or offences.

The law protects a person from unlawful search of their home or person.

A legal entity (natural or juristic) that is recognized as having rights and obligations.

For the purposes of taxation, a corporation is treated as a person under the law.

personadjective

Attributive, used in compound terms to indicate the involvement or number of people.

Researchers calculated the total person-hours required to complete the project.