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- pronunciation:
- puhr
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- features:
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noun |
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A person is a human being.
We need one person to hand out the homework sheets to the students.I thought I saw the face of a person at the window, but now I think it was an animal.
- synonyms:
- human, individual, soul
- similar words:
- creature, man, one, party, woman
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body, form |
persons or people?
The usual plural form of person is people. But, you can use persons in formal situations. Compare: - She invited almost twenty people to a barbecue.
- The capacity of the theater is 795 persons.
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