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Definition of personally - 3 dictionary results

per⋅son⋅al⋅ly

  [pur-suh-nl-ee]
Use personally in a Sentence
–adverb
1. through direct contact; in person; directly: I will thank him personally.
2. as if intended for or directed at one's own person: to take someone's comments personally.
3. as regards oneself: Personally, I don't care to go.
4. as an individual: to like someone personally, but not as an employer.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see personal, -ly
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per·son·al·ly   (pûr'sə-nə-lē)   
adv.  
  1. Without the intervention of another; in person: I thanked them personally.
  2. As far as oneself is concerned: Personally, I don't mind.
  3. As a person: I admire his skill but dislike him personally.
  4. In a personal manner: Don't take the disparaging remarks personally.
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Personally

Per"son*al*ly\, adv. 1. In a personal manner; by bodily presence; in person; not by representative or substitute; as, to deliver a letter personally.

He, being cited, personally came not. --Grafton.

2. With respect to an individual; as regards the person; individually; particularly.

She bore a mortal hatred to the house of Lancaster, and personally to the king. --Bacon.

3. With respect to one's individuality; as regards one's self; as, personally I have no feeling in the matter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : personally
Spanish: personalmente,
German: ich, etc, persönlich,
Japanese: 個人的に
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