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How to pronounce person
Say it like this: /ˈpɜː.sən/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does person mean?
nounAn individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.
“Each person is unique, both mentally and physically.”
A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic representation; an assumed character.
“No man can long put on a person and act a part.”
Any one of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son, or Holy Spirit.
“three persons and one God”
verbTo represent as a person; to personify; to impersonate.
To man, to supply with staff or crew.
“We had hit the iceberg, and it was time to person the lifeboats.”
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