person

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Law Formal

n. your physical body and the clothes you are wearing.

n. the physical body of a human being, often in the context of possession or search.

日本語:身体※

“The police officer asked if he had any identification on his person.”

“The suspect was found to be carrying several stolen credit cards on his person at the time of the arrest.”

B1 · Intermediate Uncountable noun Technical

n. a way to show if you are talking about yourself, the person you are with, or someone else.

n. a category used to distinguish between the speaker (first person), the addressee (second person), and others (third person).

“In English, the verb changes slightly when you use the third person.”

“The novelist chose to write the entire memoir in the second person to create a sense of immediate intimacy with the reader.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Law Formal · Technical

n. a human or a company that has rights under the law.

n. any individual or entity, such as a corporation, that is recognized by law as having duties and rights.

“The law treats a large corporation as a legal person.”

“Under this statute, a 'person' includes any company, partnership, or association, whether incorporated or not.”

C1 · Advanced Formal

v. to provide the people needed to do a job or run a station.

v. to provide with staff or personnel; used as a gender-neutral alternative to 'man'.

“We need to person the information desk during the busy morning hours.”

“The agency was tasked to person the emergency hotline around the clock during the hurricane season.”