1 used to show that you are giving your own opinion about sth:
Personally, I prefer the second option. * 'Is it worth the effort?' 'Speaking personally, yes.'
2 by a particular person rather than by sb acting for them:
All letters will be answered personally. * Do you know him personally (= have you met him, rather than just knowing about him from other people)? * I'll deal with the matter personally. * He's no longer personally involved in the day-to-day running of the company.
3 in a way that is connected with one particular person rather than a group of people:
He was personally criticized by inspectors for his incompetence. * You will be held personally responsible for any loss or breakage.
4 in a way that is intended to be offensive:
I'm sure she didn't mean it personally.
5 in a way that is connected with sb's personal life rather than with their job or official position:
Have you had any dealings with any of the suspects, either personally or professionally?
IDIOMS
take sth personally to be offended by sth:
I'm afraid he took your remarks personally. * Please don't take this personally, but would you mind leaving us alone for a few moments?
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
Where does this definition of personally come from?
This entry for personally is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is personally a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, personally is tagged as adverb.
Does personally appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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