Meaning

10 senses
  1. Pertaining to persons (human beings as opposed to things or animals).

  2. Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals

    personal values; personal desire

    Her song was her personal look at the values of friendship.

    persönlich

    ли́чныйlíčnyj, персона́льныйpersonálʹnyj

    особи́стийosobýstyj, персона́льнийpersonálʹnyj, особо́вийosobóvyj

    concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

  3. Dealing with subjects about which one wishes (or people usually wish) to maintain privacy or discretion; not for public view; sensitive, intimate.

    personal reasons

    You can't read my diary—it is personal.

  4. (euphemistic)Intended for sexual use.

    personal lubricant; personal massager

  5. Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal; bodily.

    personal charms

  6. Done in person; without an intermediary.

    a personal interview

    a personal meeting

    Personal-

    ли́чныйlíčnyj

    особо́вийosobóvyj

    indicating grammatical person

  7. Relating to an individual, their character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner

    personal reflections or remarks

    Only factual argumentation, no need to get personal.

  8. Of a noun or pronoun, having reference particular to humans and other entities having personality such as a named animal, a deity, a personification, etc.

  9. Related to grammatical first, second, etc. persons.

    a personal pronoun

  10. Denoting ownership.

    one's personal vehicle, as opposed to a company vehicle

Examples

903 sentences
  1. May I ask a personal question?

    Можна мені поставити особисте запитання?

    ruМогу я задать личный вопрос?

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  2. Don't stick your nose into my personal affairs.

    Не совай носа в мої справи.

    ruНе суй свой нос в мои личные дела.

    deSteck deine Nase nicht in meine Angelegenheiten.

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  3. I'm here for personal reasons.

    Я тут з особистих причин.

    ruЯ здесь по личным причинам.

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  4. That's a very personal question.

    Це дуже особисте запитання.

    ruЭто очень личный вопрос.

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  5. Is that a personal opinion?

    Це особиста думка?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of or pertaining to a particular person:
Русский
By meaning 1
of or pertaining to a particular person:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
of or pertaining to a particular person:
grammar: denoting person:

Origin

From Middle English personal, personele, from Anglo-Norman personel, personal, personell,

From Middle English personal, personele, from Anglo-Norman personel, personal, personell, Old French personal, personel, from Late Latin persōnālis (“of a person, personly”), equivalent to person + -al. Doublet of personnel.

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Forms

more personal, most personal
Comparativemore personal Lesson
Superlativemost personal Lesson

regular

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

98 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • personal problems
  • personal question
  • a personal question
  • some personal problems
  • had some personal
  • for personal reasons
  • personal opinion
  • personal life
  • a personal matter
  • personal friend of
  • personal problems to
  • some personal

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
personal — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto