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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:
1350–1400; Middle English; see personal, -ly

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But the situation is more complex than that, as there is one area where men themselves tend to take things personally.

Much of what goes on in the hiring process has nothing to do with you personally.

The president is widowed, politically as well as personally.

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But the situation is more complex than that, as there is one area where men themselves tend to take things personally.

Much of what goes on in the hiring process has nothing to do with you personally.

The president is widowed, politically as well as personally.

People need to see that climate change is already personally affecting millions of people and animals all over the world.

Your cell phone could be your link to personally tailored beauty products.

Adams describes his work, which is made from everyday objects, as a call to the viewer to get personally involved with art.

It really comes down to what you personally fell comfortable using.

NebuAd does not collect or use any personally identifiable information.

Whats worse is was that he was personally involved in hanging, drowning, and killing of the dogs.

It really depends on how much lab work you personally want to do.

One could be proud only of something one had personally achieved.

We will seek parental consent before collecting any personally identifiable information.

Each selenium cell will have to wound personally by the inventor, who never intrusts this work to anybody else.

Kameny was personally invested in the cause because of the discrimination he had faced.

I've personally kayaked and been in many boats alongside them.

Walking across the quad, in both directions, has been professionally and personally rewarding.

The investment bankers who make such deals expect also to gain personally.

Geographic literacy also has great significance at a more global and less personally immediate level.

It's hard for the public to relate personally to climate change, he said.

Our cookies do not contain any information that is, in itself, personally identifying.

First, she was speaking personally and was not outlining any official position.

Marie had personally confronted the threat of violence in the camps, and she spoke to the victim at length about the incident.

Laws have no effect on me personally getting along with others.

His neighborhood was flattened, his business venture crashed and he was personally displaced.

Nobody says the prime minister is personally corrupt.

Even if you personally have no use for it, someone else may be happy to give it a home.

Michael, this is a tough one for me to take, personally.

But what is meant by personally identifiable information is subject to debate.

She regularly receives letters from students interested in her work and tries to personally answer all of them.

I've been personally interested in genealogy all my life.

Decide what dishes you'll personally make for the party.

Dobson has long been personally opposed to gambling.

In the interim, you need to protect yourself professionally and personally.

Vick first denied, then admitted to personally killing a half-dozen wounded losers.

By then she had personally recruited each of the players.

He is personally leading an investigation into the scandal.

He was personally outraged by the arrest and wanted to speak bluntly.

If you were personally interviewed, it's not unreasonable to expect a personalized letter.

Countries that fare poorly sometimes take it personally.

We do not have the ability to link your personally identifiable information with your genetic data.

It is not the presidents job to personally oversee and issue permits.

In other words, instead of you personally making an appearance on a website, you allow the proxy server to escort you in its name.

Some condo unit owners may be held personally liable for injuries caused by defects in condo common areas.

Or you could take it personally and that will harm the friendship.

He would personally lead a task force to guide this.

These are mint in the box, which is personally signed by the voice actors.

After retirement, so-called encore career possibilities are endless, and they can be both lucrative and personally fulfilling.

Recent legislation has made senior managers personally liable for corruption on their watch.

Maynard has personally experienced many fingerprint-related snafus, often related to employment.

Thus far i personally have and continue to compile and evaluate research from various globally accredited individuals.

The winner can go to a moon bounce station to personally send the message to the moon.

The sole proprietor of the business can be held personally liable for the debts and obligations of the business.

On one side is higher ed, which believes it's educating future citizens by helping them grow personally and intellectually.

It helps that they tend to have a clear purpose to which these underpaid employees and volunteers are often personally committed.

Caplan, the bioethicist, has not personally seen a plasticized-cadaver exhibition.

And that if the stock market crashes she won't personally care that she'll lose the million dollars she has invested.

Such foibles apart, there is no evidence that he is personally corrupt.

Kokh personally thinks that the best possible future is one in which the people of the moon rule themselves.

Some decisions should remain morally and personally difficult.

We aren't going to win that battle unless a large number of people get personally involved.

The chef personally presents and explains each dish to.

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World English Dictionary

personally (ˈpɜːsənəlɪ)

—*adv*
1.	without the help or intervention of others: I'll attend to it personally
2.	(sentence modifier) in one's own opinion or as regards oneself: personally, I hate onions
3.	as if referring to oneself: to take the insults personally
4.	as a person: we like him personally, but professionally he's incompetent

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