Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take personally

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables
take per-son-al-ly
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To regard someone's remarks as offensive or hostile to oneself.

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

takes personally (present, singular) taking personally (participle, present) took personally (past) taken personally (participle, past)

Phrases

take the wrong way take offence take exception take to heart

Frequently Paired Words

take the wrong way take offence take exception take to heart

Questions

What does take personally mean?
To regard someone's remarks as offensive or hostile to oneself.

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