IN PERSON Definition & Meaning

View synonyms for

in person

Discover More

Idioms and Phrases

Also, in the flesh . In one's physical presence, as in He applied for the job in person , or I couldn't believe it, but there she was, in the flesh . The first expression dates from the mid-1500s. The variant, from the 1300s, was long used to allude to the bodily resurrection of Jesus, but later acquired its looser meaning. Charles Dickens has it in Our Mutual Friend (1865): “The minutes passing on, and no Mrs. W. in the flesh appearing.”

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

As part of TfL's response to its cyber attack all staff had to report to security teams in person to ensure that the hackers were fully kicked out of IT systems.

From

Everyone voting in person at the local elections in England on 1 May must show valid photo ID.

From

What can and can't you do in the polling station when voting in person?

From

People who want to vote in person will be asked to show photo ID to do so.

From

If you are collecting them in person, check with your school for an exact time.

From

Related 51�Թ�s

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

in perpetuum in personam

Browse