Personally
[pur-suh-nl-ee] /ˈpɜr sə nl i/
adverb
1.
through direct contact; in ; directly:
I will thank him personally.
2.
as if intended for or directed at one’s own :
to take someone’s comments personally.
3.
as regards oneself:
Personally, I don’t care to go.
4.
as an individual:
to like someone personally, but not as an employer.
/ˈpɜːsənəlɪ/
adverb
1.
without the help or intervention of others: I’ll attend to it personally
2.
(sentence modifier) in one’s own opinion or as regards oneself: personally, I hate onions
3.
as if referring to oneself: to take the insults personally
4.
as a person: we like him personally, but professionally he’s incompetent
adv.
late 14c., from personal + -ly (2). Meaning “as far as I’m concerned” is from 1849.
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