Collocations for person - noun
ADJECTIVE
young
elderly, old
married, single
gay
an openly gay person working in business
elderly, old
married, single
gay
an openly gay person working in business
black,
white
poor, rich
decent, good, lovely (esp. BrE), nice
caring, gentle, kind, warm
bad, evil, wicked
happy, outgoing
rational, reasonable, sensible
Any reasonable person can see that it is not fair.
poor, rich
decent, good, lovely (esp. BrE), nice
caring, gentle, kind, warm
bad, evil, wicked
happy, outgoing
rational, reasonable, sensible
Any reasonable person can see that it is not fair.
intelligent,
smart
(esp. AmE)
talented
average, normal, ordinary
private
She is a warm but very private person.
talented
average, normal, ordinary
private
She is a warm but very private person.
blind,
deaf,
disabled
ill (esp. BrE), sick
a terminally ill person (BrE, AmE)
a mentally ill person (BrE, AmE)
ill (esp. BrE), sick
a terminally ill person (BrE, AmE)
a mentally ill person (BrE, AmE)
sane
Robbie did what any other sane person would do in this situation.
Robbie did what any other sane person would do in this situation.
missing
to file a missing persons report
to file a missing persons report
displaced
homeless
unemployed
dead
famous
important
innocent
the imprisonment of an innocent person
homeless
unemployed
dead
famous
important
innocent
the imprisonment of an innocent person
right,
wrong
She's the right person for the job.
The police now realize that they had the wrong person.
She's the right person for the job.
The police now realize that they had the wrong person.
religious
I'm not a religious person.
I'm not a religious person.
business
PREPOSITION
as a person
What's she like as a person?
What's she like as a person?
in person
She appeared in person to collect her prize.
She appeared in person to collect her prize.
person from
a person from the same family as Gina
a person from Vietnam
a person from the same family as Gina
a person from Vietnam
in the person of
Help arrived in the person of my brother.
Help arrived in the person of my brother.
PHRASES
the person concerned
The disciplinary panel will notify the person concerned of its findings.
The disciplinary panel will notify the person concerned of its findings.
the person in charge
Can I speak to the person in charge, please?
Can I speak to the person in charge, please?
the person responsible
Police think they have found the person responsible for the muggings.
Police think they have found the person responsible for the muggings.
from person to person
The virus is spread from person to person.
The virus is spread from person to person.