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# personally

adverb (personally)

«personally» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Used to give your own opinion: Personally, I prefer cats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/personally/#m1)
2. Done by you yourself, not by someone else: The head teacher personally thanked us. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/personally/#m2)
3. As a person, not about your job or skill: I don't know him personally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/personally/#m3)
4. «Take it personally»: to feel hurt as if something was aimed at you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/personally/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday talk «personally» softens an opinion. In stories and news it shows someone did a thing themselves, which makes it special. «Don't take it personally» is said when a rule or comment is not meant as an attack.

### Examples

- Personally, I think pizza is better than burgers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/personally/#x1)
- The author personally signed our books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/personally/#x2)
- I don't know the mayor personally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/personally/#x3)
- Don't take it personally — the coach shouts at everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/personally/#x4)
- She personally checked every answer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/personally/#x5)
- Personally speaking, I'd rather stay in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/personally/#x6)
- He had often watched them flying across the sea, but he had never expected to get to know one personally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/personally/#x7)

### Note

Spelled with double l: personal + ly. Not the same as «in person» (being there yourself), though close.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «personally» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/personally/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«personally» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/personally.html) on Mova free.