PERSON meaning: 1. a man, woman, or child: 2. used when describing someone's character: 3. If you do something or…. Learn more.

The meaning of PERSON is human, individual —sometimes used in combination especially by those who prefer to avoid man in compounds applicable to both sexes. How to use person in a …

A person (pl.: people or persons, depending on context) is a being who has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of …

A person is an individual human being. At least one person died and several others were injured. Everyone knows he's the only person who can do the job. My great-grandfather was a person …

A person is a human being, especially in contrast with an animal, plant, or object, as in Layla was the only person in the room, so my cat gave her all its attention.

Any of three groups of pronoun forms with corresponding verb inflections that distinguish the speaker (first person), the individual addressed (second person), and the individual or thing …

There are 21 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun person, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

2 days ago · A human being is called a person, and while this applies to an actual individual, it also, in grammar, means the type of person — first person being "I/me," second person being …

Definition of person noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

(Definition of person from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)