Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on one's person

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables: on one's per-son
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Held on one's physical body.

Formal

Example Sentences

"You cannot have a smartphone on your person during the exam."
"Meanwhile, the dazed Sullivan, dressed like a bum with no identification on his person, is arrested and put to work on a brutal Southern chain gang."

Usage

Formal

Inflected Forms

about one's person (alternative)

Questions

What does on one's person mean?: Held on one's physical body.

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