people

1 of 2

noun

peo·ple ˈpē-pəl How to pronounce people (audio)

plural people

plural : human beings making up a group or assembly or linked by a common interest

plural : human beings, persons

—often used in compounds instead of persons

salespeople

—often used attributively

people skills

plural : the members of a family or kinship

plural : the mass of a community as distinguished from a special class

disputes between the people and the nobles

—often used by Communists to distinguish Communists from other people

plural peoples : a body of persons that are united by a common culture, tradition, or sense of kinship, that typically have common language, institutions, and beliefs, and that often constitute a politically organized group

: lower animals usually of a specified kind or situation

: the body of enfranchised citizens of a state

peopleless

ˈpē-pə(l)-ləs How to pronounce people (audio)

adjective

people

2 of 2

verb

peopled; peopling ˈpē-p(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce people (audio)

transitive verb

: to supply or fill with people

: to dwell in : inhabit

Example Sentences

Noun People can be really cruel sometimes. People think the coach should be fired. She tends to annoy people. People say it's impossible, but I'm still going to try. a book for young people a people who migrated across the Bering Strait the native peoples of Mexico Verb a science-fiction novel about a mission to people Mars See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Among the social and economic changes wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic has been an increasing shift to remote work, another driver of people thinking about leaving.

Noah Arroyo, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Sep. 2022 After tens of thousands of people said a final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II in the Scottish capital on Tuesday, her coffin departed Edinburgh’s St. Giles’ cathedral and was flown to London.

Stu Woo, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 The result: rolling blackouts that shut down factories and left millions of people desperate for ways to cool down.

Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022 Two strangers captured the hearts of millions of people worldwide with a special performance honoring Queen Elizabeth II.

Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022 King Charles was flying to Northern Ireland Tuesday on the latest leg of his tour of the nations that make up the United Kingdom, as thousands of people lined up through the night to pay their last respects to his mother’s coffin in Edinburgh.

David Keyton, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022 Lots of people talk trash, some quite well, but this week, Texas A&M's attempt aged like milk.

Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Sep. 2022 The subpoenas seek records as well as testimony and ask at least some of the recipients about their knowledge of efforts to engage in election fraud, according to one of the people.

Jill Colvin, Brian Slodysko And Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2022 Be mindful of the large numbers of people also coming Downtown for the festival, which could make some regular parking options scarce or farther away.

Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2022

Verb

Given his years dancing alongside them as a New York City Ballet member, choreographer Justin Peck knows the men and women who people his art especially well.

Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2021 The Copenhagen Trilogy, by contrast, is fastidiously unjudgmental toward those who people it, including its author, though an autobiographical account is an ideal vehicle of complaint.

Deborah Eisenberg, The New York Review of Books, 9 Mar. 2021 Protests have mostly been peopled by the young, those on college campuses and those who can take a day off to vent without bearing much consequence.

Sarah Haselhorst, Cincinnati.com, 2 June 2020 In Maricopa County, 196 peopled are thought to have died from heat exposure last summer, up from 182 the year before.

Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2020 The upper part of the valley is well peopled, and many of the hills are cultivated high up.

Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2020 Inside, the small, low-ceilinged rooms are peopled with pilgrims.

Roxana Robinson, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2020 Most of the floors had at least a few offices with the lights on, at least some of them peopled with executives trying to figure out what to do now.

Greg Jefferson, ExpressNews.com, 20 Mar. 2020 Both writers invented a place and, in novel after novel, peopled it with the same characters.

Edmund White, Harper's magazine, 6 Jan. 2020 See More

Kids Definition

people 1 of 2

noun

peo·ple ˈpē-pəl How to pronounce people (audio)

plural people or peoples

: all persons considered together

"Love makes people act crazy."

Pam Zollman, Don't Bug Me

: a group of human beings who have something in common

young people

the people of Montana

Hint: The word people is often used in compounds instead of persons. salespeople

: a body of persons making up a race, tribe, or nation

the peoples of Asia

people

2 of 2

verb

peopled; peopling

: to fill with human beings or a certain type of human beings

… her little world was peopled with imaginary friends …

Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

: to dwell on or in Farmers people this part of the state.

单词	people
释义	people 1 of 2 noun peo·ple ˈpē-pəl plural people 1 plural : human beings making up a group or assembly or linked by a common interest 2 plural : human beings, persons —often used in compounds instead of persons salespeople —often used attributively people skills 3 plural : the members of a family or kinship 4 plural : the mass of a community as distinguished from a special class disputes between the people and the nobles —often used by Communists to distinguish Communists from other people 5 plural peoples : a body of persons that are united by a common culture, tradition, or sense of kinship, that typically have common language, institutions, and beliefs, and that often constitute a politically organized group 6 : lower animals usually of a specified kind or situation 7 : the body of enfranchised citizens of a state peopleless ˈpē-pə(l)-ləs adjective people 2 of 2 verb peopled; peopling ˈpē-p(ə-)liŋ transitive verb 1 : to supply or fill with people 2 : to dwell in : inhabit Synonyms Noun folks humanity humankind public species world Verb colonize populate settle See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun People can be really cruel sometimes. People think the coach should be fired. She tends to annoy people. People say it's impossible, but I'm still going to try. a book for young people a people who migrated across the Bering Strait the native peoples of Mexico Verb a science-fiction novel about a mission to people Mars See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun Among the social and economic changes wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic has been an increasing shift to remote work, another driver of people thinking about leaving. Noah Arroyo, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Sep. 2022 After tens of thousands of people said a final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II in the Scottish capital on Tuesday, her coffin departed Edinburgh’s St. Giles’ cathedral and was flown to London. Stu Woo, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 The result: rolling blackouts that shut down factories and left millions of people desperate for ways to cool down. Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022 Two strangers captured the hearts of millions of people worldwide with a special performance honoring Queen Elizabeth II. Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022 King Charles was flying to Northern Ireland Tuesday on the latest leg of his tour of the nations that make up the United Kingdom, as thousands of people lined up through the night to pay their last respects to his mother’s coffin in Edinburgh. David Keyton, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022 Lots of people talk trash, some quite well, but this week, Texas A&M's attempt aged like milk. Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Sep. 2022 The subpoenas seek records as well as testimony and ask at least some of the recipients about their knowledge of efforts to engage in election fraud, according to one of the people. Jill Colvin, Brian Slodysko And Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2022 Be mindful of the large numbers of people also coming Downtown for the festival, which could make some regular parking options scarce or farther away. Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2022 Verb Given his years dancing alongside them as a New York City Ballet member, choreographer Justin Peck knows the men and women who people his art especially well. Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2021 The Copenhagen Trilogy, by contrast, is fastidiously unjudgmental toward those who people it, including its author, though an autobiographical account is an ideal vehicle of complaint. Deborah Eisenberg, The New York Review of Books, 9 Mar. 2021 Protests have mostly been peopled by the young, those on college campuses and those who can take a day off to vent without bearing much consequence. Sarah Haselhorst, Cincinnati.com, 2 June 2020 In Maricopa County, 196 peopled are thought to have died from heat exposure last summer, up from 182 the year before. Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2020 The upper part of the valley is well peopled, and many of the hills are cultivated high up. Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2020 Inside, the small, low-ceilinged rooms are peopled with pilgrims. Roxana Robinson, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2020 Most of the floors had at least a few offices with the lights on, at least some of them peopled with executives trying to figure out what to do now. Greg Jefferson, ExpressNews.com, 20 Mar. 2020 Both writers invented a place and, in novel after novel, peopled it with the same characters. Edmund White, Harper's magazine, 6 Jan. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English peple, from Anglo-French pople, peple, peuple, from Latin populus Verb Middle English, from Anglo-French popler, poeplier, from pople First Known Use Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing people all things to all people/men a man of the people beautiful people little people if/had (two people's) situations been reversed of all people man of the people people mover people carrier people pleasing people pleaser people person people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones re-people some people/guys have all the luck street people the people people skills flower people good people boat people See More all things to all people/men a man of the people beautiful people little people if/had (two people's) situations been reversed of all people man of the people people mover people carrier people pleasing people pleaser people person people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones re-people some people/guys have all the luck street people the people people skills flower people good people boat people See More Kids Definition people 1 of 2 noun peo·ple ˈpē-pəl plural people or peoples 1 : all persons considered together "Love makes people act crazy." Pam Zollman, Don't Bug Me 2 : a group of human beings who have something in common young people the people of Montana Hint: The word people is often used in compounds instead of persons. salespeople 3 : a body of persons making up a race, tribe, or nation the peoples of Asia people 2 of 2 verb peopled; peopling 1 : to fill with human beings or a certain type of human beings … her little world was peopled with imaginary friends … Louisa May Alcott, Little Women 2 : to dwell on or in Farmers people this part of the state. people 1 of 2 plural noun 1 as in world human beings in general despite the horrors she witnessed, Anne Frank never lost her faith in people Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance world folks public humanity society species humankind populace masses community crowd rabble proletariat mob riffraff rabblement 2 as in populace the body of the community as contrasted with the elite tensions mounted until the people rose up in rebellion Synonyms & Similar Words populace public crowd millions commoners mob mass commons plebs multitude plebeians cattle herd hoi polloi rabble riffraff unwashed proletariat scum rank and file tagrag and bobtail bourgeoisie rout trash tag, rag, and bobtail rabblement ragtag and bobtail middle class Antonyms & Near Antonyms elite elect aristocracy choice society pride cream fat flower upper crust pick best quality nobility pink gentry gentlefolks royalty A-list gentlefolk patriciate corps d'elite gentility peerage haute monde See More 3 as in family a group of persons who come from the same ancestor introduced my new boyfriend to my people Synonyms & Similar Words family folks tribe house clan race kinfolks kindred kin kinfolk household kinsfolk lineage blood descendant stock descendent dynasty relative line extended family nuclear family offspring blended family kith progeny issue brood seed clansman kinsman scion kinswoman Antonyms & Near Antonyms origin birth descent extraction ancestry pedigree people 2 of 2 verb as in to populate to supply with inhabitants a science-fiction novel about a mission to people Mars Synonyms & Similar Words populate inhabit colonize move (to) relocate (to) settle Antonyms & Near Antonyms depopulate unpeople
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