person

person
noun ⇨ See also ↑people
ADJECTIVE
young
elderly, old
married, single
gay

an openly gay person working in business

black, white
poor, rich
decent, good, lovely (esp. BrE), nice
caring, gentle, kind, warm
bad, evil, wicked
happy, outgoing
rational, reasonable, sensible

Any reasonable person can see that it is not fair.

intelligent, smart (esp. AmE)
talented
average, normal, ordinary
private

She is a warm but very private person.

blind, deaf, disabled
ill (esp. BrE), sick

a terminally ill person (BrE, AmE)

a mentally ill person (BrE, AmE)

sane

Robbie did what any other sane person would do in this situation.

missing

to file a missing persons report

displaced
homeless
unemployed
dead
famous
important
innocent

the imprisonment of an innocent person

right, wrong

She's the right person for the job.

The police now realize that they had the wrong person.

religious

I'm not a religious person.

business
PREPOSITION
as a person

What's she like as a person?

in person

She appeared in person to collect her prize.

person from

a person from the same family as Gina

a person from Vietnam

in the person of

Help arrived in the person of my brother.

PHRASES
the person concerned

The disciplinary panel will notify the person concerned of its findings.

the person in charge

Can I speak to the person in charge, please?

the person responsible

Police think they have found the person responsible for the muggings.

from person to person

The virus is spread from person to person.


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  • person — [pʉr′sən] n. [ME persone < OFr < L persona, lit., actor s face mask, hence a character, person, prob. < Etr phersu, mask] 1. a human being, esp. as distinguished from a thing or lower animal; individual man, woman, or child: now usually… …   English World dictionary

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