personally
/ˈpəːs(ə)n(ə)li
/adverb
1With the personal presence or action of the individual specified; in person: she stayed to thank O’Brien personally...
- After a few minutes a small contingent marches out, escorts and a high ranking individual who must personally approve our presence.
- It's always extraordinary to be in your presence personally as we have been and even by satellite.
- Accordingly, I needed to see an old photograph or advertisement that would allow me to personally authenticate the presence of some mythical sixties pop giant in my town.
Synonyms
in person, oneself
1.1As an individual rather than indirectly: every pupil is known personally he never forgave his father, holding him personally responsible for this betrayal...
- This requires individuals to be personally responsible for maintaining separate sets of addresses.
- Besides, an individual cannot be personally responsible for who stays in school when young teachers flee to take better-paid jobs.
- A man who holds individuals personally responsible for their acts may murder.
2From one’s personal standpoint; subjectively rather than objectively: he had spoken personally and emotionally [sentence adverb]: personally, I think he made a very sensible move...
- Not from the legal standpoint, just personally: Should you not have treated yourself the way you have?
- One subject he was able to speak about personally was the Sistine Chapel.
- As such, the poem examines firsthand and historically, personally and objectively, the complex responsibility of the artist to self and environment.
Synonyms
for my (own) part, for myself, according to my way of thinking, to my mind, in my estimation, as far as I am concerned, in my (own) view/opinion, from my own point of view, from where I stand, from my standpoint, as I see it, if you ask me, for my money, in my book;
privately
2.1In a private rather than public or professional capacity: nothing had gone well personally or politically...
- Only those who rely on reimbursement from the state, rather than private practice, suffer personally.
- So a family who has been dealing with the aftermath of death all their lives suddenly has to cope with it personally rather than professionally.
- Few other places can match the level of support we give to each other and our public life, both personally and through our rich diversity of community organisations.
Phrases
take something personally