people

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpiːpəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpipəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pēpəl)

From person (n):
people
npl
persons
npl (Mainly used in formal or legal contexts)
Inflections of 'people' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
peoples
v 3rd person singular
peopling
v pres p
peopled
v past
peopled
v past p

people
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Sense: Noun: humankind
Synonyms:
humankind, humanity, humans, human beings, the human race, mankind Collocations (dated), man Collocations (dated), homo sapiens, persons, mortals
Sense: Noun: group having racial or social ties
Synonyms:
nation Collocations, community Collocations, race Collocations, inhabitants, tribe Collocations, clan, natives, compatriots, countrymen
Sense: Noun: society
Synonyms:
citizens, the public, the general public, anybody, everybody, everyone, subjects, populace, the country at large, community Collocations, residents, citizenry
Sense: Verb: commoners
Synonyms:
mass Collocations, masses, folk Collocations, the public, the multitude, the majority, the mob, rabble, crowd Collocations, the man in the street, the herd, the many, proletariat, common people, commoners, mortals, mere mortals, riffraff (slang), hoi polloi (slang), everyman, rank and file, the underprivileged
Sense: Noun: family
Synonyms:
close relatives, relatives, relations, family Collocations, family members, kin Collocations, next of kin, kinfolk (informal), kinsfolk, kinsmen, kith and kin (archaic or poetic), siblings, parents, loved ones, dear ones, children, clansmen


person
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Sense: Noun: individual
Synonyms:
individual Collocations, human being, human Collocations, somebody Collocations, someone Collocations, woman Collocations, man Collocations, child Collocations, character Collocations, soul Collocations, being Collocations, personality Collocations, personal identity, mortal, fellow Collocations (informal)
Sense: Noun: distinguished individual
Synonyms:
person of note, distinguished person, personage, personality Collocations, character Collocations, VIP, big cheese (informal), somebody Collocations (informal)
Sense: Noun: body
Synonyms:
body Collocations, self Collocations, physical body, frame Collocations, form Collocations, figure Collocations, flesh and bone


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