person
/ˈpɜːsən//ˈpɝsən/
noun
- 1
An individual; usually a human being.
“Each person is unique, both mentally and physically.”
- 2
The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc.
- 3
Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts.
“At common law a corporation or a trust is legally a person.”
- 4
The human genitalia; specifically, the penis.
- 5
(grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom he or she is speaking. See grammatical person.
- 6
A shoot or bud of a plant; a polyp or zooid of the compound Hydrozoa, Anthozoa, etc.; also, an individual, in the narrowest sense, among the higher animals.
verb
- 1
To represent as a person; to personify; to impersonate.
- 2
(gender-neutral) To man.
Translate “person” to another language
Click any language to open the translator with this word already filled in.