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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PER'SONALLY, adv. In person; by bodily presence; not by representative or substitute; as, to be personally present; to deliver a letter personally. They personally declared their assent to the measure.
1. With respect to an individual; particularly.
She bore a mortal hatred to the house of Lancaster, and personally to the king.
2. With regard to numerical existence.
The converted man is personally the same he was before.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: as yourself; "speaking personally, I would not want to go"
2: as a person; "he is personally repulsive"
3: in a personal way; "he took her comments personally" [ant: impersonally]
4: in the flesh; without involving anyone else; "I went there personally"; "he appeared in person" [syn: personally, in person]
5: concerning the speaker; "personally, I find him stupid"

Merriam Webster's

adverb Date: 14th century 1. in person <attend to the matter personally> 2. as a person ; in personality <personally attractive but not very trustworthy> 3. for oneself ; as far as oneself is concerned <personally, I don't want to go> 4. in a personal manner <don't take this personally>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adv. 1 in person (see to it personally). 2 for one's own part (speaking personally). 3 as a person (a God existing personally). 4 in a personal manner (took the criticism personally).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Personally Per"son*al*ly, adv. 1. In a personal manner; by bodily presence; in person; not by representative or substitute; as, to deliver a letter personally. He, being cited, personally came not. --Grafton. 2. With respect to an individual; as regards the person; individually; particularly. She bore a mortal hatred to the house of Lancaster, and personally to the king. --Bacon. 3. With respect to one's individuality; as regards one's self; as, personally I have no feeling in the matter.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You use personally to emphasize that you are giving your own opinion. Personally I think it's a waste of time... You can disagree about them, and I personally do, but they are great ideas that have made people think... ADV: ADV with cl [emphasis] 2. If you do something personally, you do it yourself rather than letting someone else do it. The minister is returning to Paris to answer the allegations personally... When the great man arrived, the club's manager personally escorted him upstairs... ADV: ADV with v 3. If you meet or know someone personally, you meet or know them in real life, rather than knowing about them or knowing their work. He did not know them personally, but he was familiar with their reputation... ADV: ADV with v 4. You can use personally to say that something refers to an individual person rather than to other people. He was personally responsible for all that the people had suffered under his rule... In order for me to spend three months on something it has to interest me personally. ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj 5. You can use personally to show that you are talking about someone's private life rather than their professional or public life. This has taken a great toll on me personally and professionally... ADV: oft ADV with cl 6. If you take someone's remarks personally, you are upset because you think that they are criticizing you in particular. Remember, stick to the issues and don't take it personally. PHRASE: V inflects

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

ad. 1. Individually, as to one's person. 2. In person, by bodily presence. 3. Particularly.