People — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

the body of citizens of a state or country

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈiːpəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈiːpəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈiːpəl/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈiːpəl/.

Examples

old people
there were at least 200 people in the audience
the Spanish people

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hoi polloi mass multitude masses the great unwashed citizenry

Parts of Speech

noun	(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively “old people”
noun	the body of citizens of a state or country “the Spanish people”
noun	members of a family line “his people have been farmers for generations”
noun	the common people generally “separate the warriors from the mass”
verb	fill with people “Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes”
verb	furnish with people “The plains are sparsely populated”

Word Forms

people	verb	furnish with people
people	noun	the common people generally

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Menschen

(Plural) jede Gruppe von Menschen (Männer, Frauen oder Kinder) insgesamt

🇫🇷French

personnes

(pluriel) tout groupe d’êtres humains (hommes, femmes ou enfants) collectivement

🇪🇸Spanish

gente

(plural) cualquier grupo de seres humanos (hombres, mujeres o niños) colectivamente

🇮🇹Italian

persone

(plurale) qualsiasi gruppo di esseri umani (uomini, donne o bambini) collettivamente

🇳🇱Dutch

mensen

(meervoud) elke groep mensen (mannen of vrouwen of kinderen) gezamenlijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

pessoas

(plural) qualquer grupo de seres humanos (homens, mulheres ou crianças) coletivamente

🇷🇺Russian

люди

(множественное число) любая группа людей (мужчин, женщин или детей) коллективно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लोग

(बहुवचन) मनुष्यों का कोई समूह (पुरुष या महिला या बच्चे) सामूहिक रूप से

🇧🇩Bengali

মানুষ

(বহুবচন) সমষ্টিগতভাবে মানুষের কোনো দল (পুরুষ বা মহিলা বা শিশু)

🇮🇳Tamil

மக்கள்

(பன்மை) மனிதர்களின் எந்தவொரு குழுவும் (ஆண்கள் அல்லது பெண்கள் அல்லது குழந்தைகள்) கூட்டாக

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రజలు

(బహువచనం) మానవుల యొక్క ఏదైనా సమూహం (పురుషులు లేదా మహిళలు లేదా పిల్లలు) సమిష్టిగా

🇮🇳Marathi

लोक

(बहुवचन) मानवांचा कोणताही गट (पुरुष किंवा स्त्रिया किंवा मुले) एकत्रितपणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

લોકો

(બહુવચન) મનુષ્યનું કોઈપણ જૂથ (પુરુષો અથવા સ્ત્રીઓ અથવા બાળકો) સામૂહિક રીતે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜನರು

(ಬಹುವಚನ) ಮಾನವರ ಯಾವುದೇ ಗುಂಪು (ಪುರುಷರು ಅಥವಾ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು ಅಥವಾ ಮಕ್ಕಳು) ಸಾಮೂಹಿಕವಾಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആളുകൾ

(ബഹുവചനം) മനുഷ്യരുടെ ഏതെങ്കിലും കൂട്ടം (പുരുഷന്മാരോ സ്ത്രീകളോ കുട്ടികളോ) കൂട്ടായി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੋਕ

(ਬਹੁਵਚਨ) ਮਨੁੱਖਾਂ ਦਾ ਕੋਈ ਸਮੂਹ (ਪੁਰਸ਼ ਜਾਂ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਬੱਚੇ) ਸਮੂਹਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

لوگ

(کثرت) انسانوں کا کوئی بھی گروہ (مرد یا عورت یا بچے) اجتماعی طور پر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

人们

（复数）任何人类群体（男性、女性或儿童）的统称

🇯🇵Japanese

人々

(複数形) 人間のあらゆる集団 (男性、女性、子供) の集合体

🇰🇷Korean

사람들

(복수) 어떤 집단의 인간(남자, 여자, 어린이)을 집합적으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mọi người

(số nhiều) bất kỳ nhóm người nào (đàn ông, phụ nữ hoặc trẻ em) nói chung

🇹🇭Thai

ประชากร

(พหูพจน์) กลุ่มมนุษย์ใด ๆ (ชายหรือหญิงหรือเด็ก) รวมกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

rakyat

(jamak) setiap kelompok manusia (pria atau wanita atau anak-anak) secara kolektif

🇵🇭Filipino

mga tao

(pangmaramihang) anumang pangkat ng mga tao (lalaki o babae o bata) nang sama-sama

🇲🇾Malay

orang ramai

(jamak) mana-mana kumpulan manusia (lelaki atau wanita atau kanak-kanak) secara kolektif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الناس

(الجمع) أي مجموعة من البشر (رجال أو نساء أو أطفال) مجتمعين

🇮🇷Persian

مردم

(جمع) هر گروهی از انسانها (مرد یا زن یا کودک) به طور جمعی

🇹🇷Turkish

insanlar

(çoğul) toplu olarak herhangi bir insan grubu (erkek, kadın veya çocuk)

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲנָשִׁים

(ברבים) כל קבוצה של בני אדם (גברים או נשים או ילדים) באופן קולקטיבי

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The primary meaning of 'people' is '(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively'.

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Using 'people' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'people' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'people' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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