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# person

«person» in Mova's school dictionary: **a man, woman or child, one human being** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (person, people, persons)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A person is a man, woman or child, one human being. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#m1)

2) «In person» means really there, not on the phone or on a screen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#m2)

3) In grammar, person shows who is speaking: I is first person, you is second person, he or she is third person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: a thing counted; «per person» or «each person» gives a share or rate; the number of people. In everyday life: «per person» prices, «a kind person», «meet in person». In grammar: first, second and third person. In stories: «a mysterious person».

### examples

- Each person gets 3 slices. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#x1)
- The ticket costs 5 dollars per person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#x2)
- How many people can sit at 4 tables? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#x3)
- A person eats 2 apples. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#x4)
- She is a very kind person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#x5)
- I would like to thank you in person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#x6)
- Only one person can go on the slide at a time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#x7)
- The story is told in the first person: «I ran home». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#x8)
- A trusted person is someone your family knows well. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#x9)
- Yes, he is forever following people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/#x10)

### note

«Per person» or «each person» marks a rate: total = per person × people; a share = total ÷ people. Trap: plural is «people», not «persons» in most problems. «Persons» appears only on official signs («no more than 8 persons»). Safety: a person you meet online is not someone you know in person.

### In the corpora

- [If prices rise and pay doesn't, a person is really getting poorer each year.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/13/)
- [Hot water costs energy to heat, so long showers cost money and leave less for the next person.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/6-paying-for-a-home-and-the-bills/20/)
- [That new person is called their partner.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/16-new-partners-and-step-families/1/)
- [An older person who finds a new partner after losing a husband or wife has not forgotten the one who died.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/17-gran-cousins-and-the-whole-family/18/)
- [Medicine prescribed for one person is only for that person.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «person» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/person/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.