personally

[pur-suh-nl-ee]

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adverb

through direct contact; in person; directly: I will thank him personally.
as if intended for or directed at one's own person: to take someone's comments personally.
as regards oneself: Personally, I don't care to go.

as an individual: to like someone personally, but not as an employer.

Origin of personally

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at personal, -ly

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Contemporary Examples

“Personally, I deal with manners of righteousness and God,” he says.
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Various clerks said that they personally would not issue gay marriage licenses.
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Again, I do not know House Majority Whip Scalise or President Obama personally.
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I am personally guilty of thinking that the culture war can be at least partially won on style points.
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They are personally invested in my growth not only as a dominatrix but as a kinkster and a person.
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Historical Examples

Few here, I suppose, now personally remember Francis Lieber.
'Tis Sixty Years Since
Charles Francis Adams
It wrung the hearts of all who had opportunities of personally observing it.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327
Various
Shakespeare was personally interested in this princely hero.
The Man Shakespeare
Frank Harris
Endorse this cheque 'Jane Meredith' and make it payable to me personally.
Her Father's Daughter
Gene Stratton-Porter
It was a beautiful thing and I could not help taking it personally.
Her Father's Daughter
Gene Stratton-Porter

British Dictionary definitions for personally

personally

adverb

without the help or intervention of othersI'll attend to it personally
(sentence modifier) in one's own opinion or as regards oneselfpersonally, I hate onions
as if referring to oneselfto take the insults personally
as a personwe like him personally, but professionally he's incompetent

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Word Origin and History for personally

adv.

late 14c., from personal + -ly (2). Meaning "as far as I'm concerned" is from 1849.

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Examples from the Web for personally

Contemporary Examples

“Personally, I deal with manners of righteousness and God,” he says.

Various clerks said that they personally would not issue gay marriage licenses.

Again, I do not know House Majority Whip Scalise or President Obama personally.

I am personally guilty of thinking that the culture war can be at least partially won on style points.

They are personally invested in my growth not only as a dominatrix but as a kinkster and a person.

Historical Examples

Few here, I suppose, now personally remember Francis Lieber.

It wrung the hearts of all who had opportunities of personally observing it.

Shakespeare was personally interested in this princely hero.

Endorse this cheque 'Jane Meredith' and make it payable to me personally.

It was a beautiful thing and I could not help taking it personally.

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Word Origin and History for personally

adv.

Origin of personally