personally
English
Alternative forms
- personly
Etymology
From Middle English personally, personely, personallich, personaliche, equivalent to personal + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɜːsnəli/
Adverb
personally (comparative more personally, superlative most personally)
- In a personal manner.
- In person.
- 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 19, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
- Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.
- 1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 84:
- 'There's a boy here who wants to speak to Miss Clara personally,' he announced.
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- Concerning oneself.
- Personally, I think that …
- As a person.
- I like you personally, but as a colleague you are useless.
Translations
in a personal manner
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in person
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concerning oneself
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as a person
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