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personally

[ pur-suh-nl-ee ]
/ ˈpɜr sə nl i /
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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.

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RELATED WORDS

individually, privately, directly, alone, narrowly, solely, specially, subjectively, individualistically

Nearby words

personality test, personality type, personalization, personalize, personalized medicine, personally, personals, personalty, personate, personately, personhood

Origin of personally

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at personal, -ly
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British Dictionary definitions for personally

personally

/ (ˈpɜːsənəlɪ) /

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for personally

personally

adv.

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

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper