personally
adverb /ˈpɜː.sən.əl.i/
/ˈpɜːr.sən.əl.i/ Definition
B1 used when you give your opinion: Personally (speaking), I think the show is going to be a great success.Expressing and asking opinionsRemarks and remarkingControlling emotions B2 affecting you and not anyone else: He believes that parents should be made personally responsible for their children's behaviour.Particular and individual B2 done by you and not by someone else: These figures should be correct because I've checked them personally.Personal pronouns take sth personally C1 to think that someone is offending you when they are not: These criticisms should not be taken personally (= they are not meant to criticize any one person in particular).Rude and cheekyRelating to sex and sexual desire
(Definition of personally adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- 'em
- 's
- her determiner
- her pronoun
- him pronoun (FEMALE/MALE)
- it pronoun (THING)
- moi pronoun
- number one noun (YOURSELF)
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