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personally

[ pur-suh-nl-ee ]

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.



personally

/ ˈpɜːsənəlɪ /

adverb

  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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Word History and Origins

Origin of personally1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; personal + -ly

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Example Sentences

The abuser, who hadn’t created the pornographic images personally and didn’t use Mort’s real name, had walked a careful line to avoid any actions deemed illegal under UK harassment law.

Thank you for your support, not only for me personally, but all of the things that you do for all of us drivers.

People often wrote actionable things about others but were seldom, if ever, sued personally for what they had said, the only recourse allowed under the new law.

We were all better off for knowing him personally and professionally.

Bezos’s own interests have changed over the years as he personally pushed into new industries.

“Personally, I deal with manners of righteousness and God,” he says.

Various clerks said that they personally would not issue gay marriage licenses.

Again, I do not know House Majority Whip Scalise or President Obama personally.

Someone once asked me, did I find writing personally cathartic.

Indeed, Malone seems to be in a very good place—both personally, and professionally.

They love love of all things in the world, but there are very few men whom they love personally.

I have not heard of a case of any one being personally insulted by an Austrian since I have been in Italy.

At the feet of Solomon Jesus also was sitting, and he certainly did not call himself personally greater than Solomon.

The nasty scandal at the Pandemonium had been particularly irritating to Haggard personally.

Personally, the English do not attract nor shine; but collectively they are a race to make their mark on the destinies of mankind.

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