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Definitions: In Person |
In PersonAdjective1. An appearance carried out personally in someone else's physical presence; "he carried out the negotiations in person"; "a personal appearance is an appearance by a person in the flesh". Adverb1. In the flesh; without involving anyone else; "I went there personally"; "he appeared in person". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: In PersonSynonyms: in person(p) (adj), in the flesh(p) (adj), in-person(a) (adj), personally (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
News | In progress; live; on the spot; in person. |
Presence | On the spot; in person, in the flesh. |
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| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I'm Jesus Christ in person, sent here with a load of crosses, each bigger than the next. (Coup de torchon; writing credit: Jean Aurenche; Bertrand Tavernier) | |
Lyrics | In person, I want your body ("Muscles"; performing artist: Diana Ross) | |
Movie/TV Titles | In Person (1935) Bosko in Person (1933) In Person (2001) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
![]() | Gilda Gray herself in person.Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | The marvel of the world ... in person, Thurston presents mysteries of India.Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | On the stage - in person, Hardeen, brother of Houdini handcuffs and jails will not hold him : the greatest mystery show of all times. Mentalist supreme, Princess Yvonne, the mystery girl.Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | In person the eminent psychologist, Dr. C.A. George Newmann presenting America's most unusual entertainment miracles of the mind ....Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Hosea Ballou | Purity in person and in morals is true godliness. |
Pope Pius XI | When there is question of saving souls, or preventing greater harm to souls, We feel the courage to treat with the devil in person. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | Decisions will be arrived at on documentary evidence, but it will be open to the Tribunal to hear the parties in person, or according to their preference by their representatives approved by the two Governments, or by the agent referred to above, who shall be competent to intervene along with the party or to reopen and maintain a claim abandoned by the same. (reference) |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | But Mr. Elton, in person, had driven away all such cares. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | At those solemn words, (r)The Eternal Father in person could do nothing for you , she understood that her sentence was fixed. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Results of the test should be given only in person and only to the individual being tested. (references) | |
Diarrhea, particularly in person who has never been infected, sometimes starts as the worms mature in the intestines and before eggs appear in the stool. (references) | ||
Business | Direct sales are a highly productive way of selling products if it is done in person. (references) | |
The registration process cannot be done by fax or letter, but in person or through a local representative, not necessarily a lawyer. (references) | ||
Economic History | South Africa | Gold Key Service (GKS) to arrange appointments for those who visit the country in person. (references) |
Belgium | As in Great Britain, ministers must defend their policies and performance in person before the Chamber. (references) | |
Moldova | Always prefers doing business in person, rather than on the telephone and fax or by delegating authority. (references) | |
Human Rights | Kazakhstan | The Commission receives complaints from citizens in person, by telephone or in writing. (references) |
Swaziland | Accused persons are required to appear in person without representation by a legal practitioner or advocate. (references) | |
Trade | Venezuela | The recipient then has to go, in person, to the central post office, where in the presence of a customs official the package is opened. (references) |
Travel | Nicaragua | It is possible to complete the paperwork and pay the deposit ahead of time, although this must be done in person at the Customs office (phone 505-249-5719). (references) |
Worker Rights | Ghana | Traffickers in person from other countries reportedly used Accra as a transit point to Europe and reportedly the Middle East. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Dennis Miller | I've seen security personnel turn down the volume on the metal detectors so they can debate whether or not Yasmine Bleeth is hotter in person. |
King Constantine of Greece | May I say, Your Majesty, this has been a delight. I've looked forward to it. Wonderful talking with you. And I look forward to meeting you in person in Athens at the next Olympics. |
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Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | I rejected and rejected and then finally accepted the congressional leadership's invitation to come here to speak this farewell to you in person tonight. |
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Expression using "in person": he spoke to professor in person. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "in person"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | vetë (by oneself, herself, himself, itself, mouth, myself, oneself, ourselves, person, personally, piece, themselves, thyself, yourself), personalisht (face to face, in the flesh, personally, privately). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | بشخصه (personally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | лично (bodily, individually, peculiarly, personally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 本人 (I, oneself, personal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | osobnì (personally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | medlemmer,der er til stede eller repraesenteret,undlader af stemme (abstentions by members present in person or represented), fristen løber fra den dag,hvor afgørelsen enten er blevet forkyndt for den pågældende personligt eller på hans bopæl (either on the party in person or at his residence, the period runs from the date when the decision was served), forkynde for nogen personligt (to serve on somebody in person). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | iemand in persoon betekenen (to serve on somebody in person), sprekend met hem in persoon (speaking to him in person), onthouding van stemming door aanwezige of vertegenwoordigde leden (abstentions by members present in person or represented), betekening in persoon of aan de woonplaats (either on the party in person or at his residence, the period runs from the date when the decision was served). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | henkilökohtaisesti (in own hands, personally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | en personne (in himself). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | persönlich (friendly, personal, personally, private, privately). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | προσωπικά (personally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | בכבו"ו ובעצמו (he himself). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | személyesen (face to face, in the flesh, in the flesh and blood, personally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | parlando con qualcuno personalmente (speaking to him in person), notificazione alla persona o al suo domicilio (either on the party in person or at his residence, the period runs from the date when the decision was served), notificare personalmente (to serve on somebody in person), le astensioni dei membri presenti o rappresentati (abstentions by members present in person or represented). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 直ちに (at once, directly, immediately). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | た ちに (at once, directly, immediately), したしく (intimately, personally), じかに (directly, headlong), じき (abandonment, at once, being straight, chance, cheerfulness, china, correctness, despair, desperation, direct, frankness, honesty, just, magnetism, near by, next period, next term, night duty, opportunity, period, porcelain, season, seasons, self-recording, simplicity, soon, time, writing oneself), てずから (oneself, personally), ちょく (at once, being straight, cheerfulness, correctness, direct, frankness, honesty, imperial decree, imperial edict, just, near by, night duty, simplicity, soon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | dy persoonagh (personally, privately). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inay ersonpay notificação pessoal (to serve on somebody in person), falando com alguém pessoalmente (speaking to him in person), citação pessoal ou domiciliária (either on the party in person or at his residence, the period runs from the date when the decision was served), as abstenções dos membros presentes ou representados (abstentions by members present in person or represented). (various references) персонально (personally). (various references) lično (by himself, person: in person, personally). (various references) notificar personalmente (to serve on somebody in person), notificación personal o a domicilio (either on the party in person or at his residence, the period runs from the date when the decision was served), las abstenciones de los miembros presentes o representados (abstentions by members present in person or represented). (various references) personligen (in own hands, personally), egenhändigt (in one's own hand). (various references) bizzat (herself, himself, itself, myself, personally), şahsen (face to face, in the flesh, personally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | ipsa, ipsae, ipsaeque, ipsam, ipsamque, ipsaque, ipsarum, ipsas, ipsasque, ipse, ipsi, ipsique, ipsis, ipsius, ipso, ipsorum, ipsos, ipsosque, ipsud, ipsum, ipsumque, praesens, praesente, praesentem, praesentes, praesenti, praesentia, praesentibus, praesentis. (various references) |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-n-n-o-p-r-s" | |
-1 letter: orpines, pension, pinners, pinones, spinner. | |
-2 letters: inners, irones, nosier, opines, orpine, orpins, pennis, person, pinner, pinons, poiser, ponies, prions, prison, renins, repins, ripens, senior, sinner, sniper, spinor. | |
-3 letters: eosin, inner, irone, irons, neons, nines, noirs, noise, nones, noris, opens, opine, opsin, ornis, orpin, osier, peins, penis, penni, peons, peris, piers, pines, pinon, pions, pirns, poise, pones, pores, porns, poser, pries, prion, prise, prone, prose, reins, renin, repin, repos, resin, rinse, ripen, ripes, risen, ropes, rosin, senor, serin, siren, snipe, snore, speir, spier, spine, spire, spore. | |
-4 letters: eons, epos, erns, eros, inns, inro, ions, ires, iron, neon, nine, nips, noes, noir, none, nope, nori, nose, ones, open, opes, ores, pein, pens, peon, peri, peso, pier, pies, pine, pins, pion, pirn, piso, pois, pone, pons, pore, porn, pose, pros, rein, reis, repo, reps, rins, ripe, rips, rise, roes, rope, rose, sine, sipe, sire, snip, sone, sore, sori, sorn, spin. | |
-5 letters: ens, eon, ern, ers, inn, ins, ion, ire, nip, nor, nos, oes, one, ons, ope, ops, ore, ors, ose, pen, per, pes, pie, pin, pis, poi, pro, psi, rei, rep, res, rin, rip, roe, sei, sen, ser, sin, sip, sir, son, sop, sri. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-n-n-o-p-r-s" | |
+1 letter: pensioner, preunions, pyronines. | |
+2 letters: endorphins, entropions, nonpareils, pensionary, pensioners, prednisone, prehension, prenotions, pretension, reopenings, responding. | |
+3 letters: encryptions, interpoints, interposing, nalorphines, necropsying, nondescript, nonreceipts, omnipresent, personating, personation, prednisones, prehensions, preinvasion, pretensions, preventions, prominences, responsions, septentrion, supernation, trypsinogen. | |
+4 letters: aminopterins, aminopyrines, apprehension, copresenting, expansionary, hypertension, imprisonment, isoprenaline, mispronounce, nondescripts, nonpasserine, nonpurposive, nonspherical, omnipresence, overspending, penetrations, pensionaries, perennations, personations, personifying, precensoring, prednisolone, preignitions, premonishing, premonitions, premunitions, prenominates, presentation, pretensioned, previsioning, proveniences, recompensing, reinspection, reprehension, ropedancings, septentrions, supernations, supervention, transpontine, trepanations, trypsinogens, unresponsive, unstoppering. | |
+5 letters: antipersonnel, antiphonaries, apprehensions, comprehension, containership, corresponding, counterpoints, counterposing, countersniper, enantiomorphs, hypertensions, impersonating, impersonation, impregnations, imprisonments, incorruptness, interceptions, interpersonal, interposition, interruptions, interspersion, intrapersonal, introspecting, introspection, isoprenalines, landownership, mispronounced, mispronounces, nonabsorptive, nondispersive, nondisruptive, nonmembership, nonperishable, nonpermissive, nonpersistent, nonresponsive, omnipresences, overexpansion, pancreozymins, penuriousness, personalising, personalizing, philodendrons, precognitions, preconditions, prednisolones, predominances, preinductions, premoistening, presentations, pretensioning, processioning, reconceptions, reinspections, replantations, repositioning, reprehensions, septentrional, sporopollenin, supernational, superventions, trephinations, underexposing, unimportances, unpretentious. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6E      50 65 72 73 6F 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101110 00100000 01010000 01100101 01110010 01110011 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n   P e r s o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E      0050 0065 0072 0073 006F 006E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)43802507184858180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Quotations: Familiar 8. Quotations: Historic | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Quotations: Spoken 12. Quotations: Speeches | 13. Expressions 14. Translations: Modern 15. Translations: Ancient 16. Anagrams | 17. Orthography 18. Bibliography |
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