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- [pur-suh n too pur-suh n]
- /ˈpɜr sən tu ˈpɜr sən/
- /ˌpɜː.sən.təˈpɜː.sən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pur-suh n too pur-suh n]
- /ˈpɜr sən tu ˈpɜr sən/
Definitions of person-to-person word
- adjective person-to-person (of a long-distance telephone call) chargeable only upon speaking with a specified person at the number called: a person-to-person call to her brother in California. Compare station-to-station. 1
- adjective person-to-person involving personal or intimate contact between persons: person-to-person diplomacy; a disease contracted through person-to-person contacts. 1
- adverb person-to-person (in making a long-distance telephone call) to a specified person: I telephoned him person-to-person. Compare station-to-station. 1
- adverb person-to-person face-to-face; in person: They interviewed her person-to-person. 1
- adjective person-to-person If you make a person-to-person call, you say that you want to talk to one person in particular. If that person cannot come to the telephone, you do not have to pay for the call. 0
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Origin of person-to-person
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Person-to-person
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
person-to-person popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for person-to-person
adjective person-to-person
- direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
Antonyms for person-to-person
adjective person-to-person
- deviating — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
- interrupted — having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
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