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people
[ pee-puhl ]
noun
- persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general:
to find it easy to talk to people; will people think?
- persons, whether men, women, or children, considered as numerable individuals forming a group:
Twenty people volunteered to help.
- human beings, as distinguished from animals or other beings.
- the entire body of persons who constitute a community, tribe, nation, or other group by virtue of a common culture, history, religion, or the like:
the people of Australia; the Jewish people.
- the persons of any particular group, company, or number (sometimes used in combination):
the people of a parish; educated people; salespeople.
- the ordinary persons, as distinguished from those who have wealth, rank, influence, etc.:
a man of the people.
- the subjects, followers, or subordinates of a ruler, leader, employer, etc.:
the king and his people.
- the body of enfranchised citizens of a state:
representatives chosen by the people.
- a person's family or relatives:
My grandmother's people came from Iowa.
- (used in the possessive in Communist or left-wing countries to indicate that an institution operates under the control of or for the benefit of the people, especially under Communist leadership):
people's republic; people's army.
- animals of a specified kind:
the monkey people of the forest.
verb (used with object)
- to furnish with people; populate.
- to supply or stock as if with people:
a meadow peopled with flowers.
people
/ ˈ辱ːə /
noun
- persons collectively or in general
- a group of persons considered together
blind people
- peoples the persons living in a country and sharing the same nationality
the French people
- one's family
he took her home to meet his people
- persons loyal to someone powerful
the king's people accompanied him in exile
- the people
- the mass of persons without special distinction, privileges, etc
- the body of persons in a country, esp those entitled to vote
verb
- tr to provide with or as if with people or inhabitants
Usage Note
Usage
Grammar Note
Other Word Forms
- p· adjective
- p noun
- dzܳpp verb (used with object) outpeopled outpeopling
- ܲd·p adjective
- ɱ-p adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of people1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with people , also see tell (people) apart .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
They advised people to maintain a safe distance if they see these animals from afar.
Federal investigators on Wednesday concluded a controlled fire in Pacific Palisades that officials hope will help them determine what caused the January blaze that killed a dozen people and destroyed thousands of homes.
Silva’s shelters, which can house up to 5,000 people, have been nearly empty for months.
All the agents speak fluent English, and the clients at the other end of the line are none the wiser that they're talking people in Mexico rather than the US.
Smyth said such a facility could make the area safe for "people who live, work and socialise in the city centre".
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How Do You Spell People?
Spelling tips for people
The word people is hard to spell because, based on how it’s pronounced, you wouldn’t expect that o to be there.
How to spell people: First, remember that it’s not spelled peeple, even though it sounds like it should be. Next, remember that it has an o in it. Then remember that the letters op when placed together look like the two eyes and a nose on a person’s face, looking out at you from the middle of the word (see it now?!).
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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