Personal Definition–adjective | 1. | of, pertaining to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion. | | 2. | relating to, directed to, or intended for a particular person: a personal favor; one's personal life; a letter marked “Personal.” | | 3. | intended for use by one person: a personal car. | | 4. | referring or directed to a particular person in a disparaging or offensive sense or manner, usually involving character, behavior, appearance, etc.: personal remarks. | | 5. | making personal remarks or attacks: to become personal in a dispute. | | 6. | done, carried out, held, etc., in person: a personal interview. | | 7. | pertaining to or characteristic of a person or self-conscious being: That is my personal belief. | | 8. | of the nature of an individual rational being. | | 9. | pertaining to the body, clothing, or appearance: personal cleanliness. | | 10. | provided for one's discretionary use: Employees are allowed 15 vacation days and two personal days. | | 11. | Grammar. | a. | noting person: In Latin portō “I carry,” -ō is a personal ending. | | b. | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the personal pronoun. | | | 12. | Law. of or pertaining to personal property: personal interests. | –noun | 13. | Journalism. | a. | a short news paragraph in a newspaper concerning a particular person, as one who is socially prominent, or a group of particular persons who are socially prominent. | | b. | a brief, private notice in a newspaper or magazine, often addressed to a particular person and typically bearing an abbreviated salutation and signature to preserve its confidentiality, usually printed in a special part of the classified advertising section. | | c. | a similar notice placed by a person seeking companionship, a spouse, etc. | | d. | Usually, personals. a column, page, or section of a newspaper, magazine, etc., featuring such notices or items. | | |
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Grant Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to bestow or confer, esp. by a formal act: to grant a charter. | | 2. | to give or accord: to grant permission. | | 3. | to agree or accede to: to grant a request. | | 4. | to admit or concede; accept for the sake of argument: I grant that point. | | 5. | to transfer or convey, esp. by deed or writing: to grant property. | –noun | 6. | something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land: Several major foundations made large grants to fund the research project. | | 8. | Law. a transfer of property. | | 9. | a geographical unit in Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire, originally a grant of land to a person or group of people. | —Idiom | 10. | take for granted, | a. | to accept without question or objection; assume: Your loyalty to the cause is taken for granted. | | b. | to use, accept, or treat in a careless or indifferent manner: A marriage can be headed for trouble if either spouse begins to take the other for granted. | | |
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