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person

US /ˈpɝsən/

noun Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

a human being

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The room can hold up to fifty people, with one person per seat.

Word Family

NounNoun
person gốc personhood personification
VerbVerb
personify
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • individuala human being
  • humanany living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
  • somebodya human being

Collocations

  • Easy kind and helpful person
    describing kind and helpful person (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality)
  • Medium attend the interview in person
    to be present at an event or meeting regarding the interview in person
  • Hard designated person responsible for oversight
    to designated person responsible for oversight, meaning to assign a name or title to
  • Very Hard no respecter of persons
    describing no respecter of persons (a negative)

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