# persons

Pronunciation: say "PUR-suhnz" US /ˈpɝ.sənz/, UK /ˈpɜː.sənz/

## Noun

1. Plural of person. — plural of person, used to refer to them individually, rather than as a group; contrast people
   - Simple: Plural of person. Use this form in formal or legal writing when counting people one by one.
   - _The rule applies equally to all persons named in the contract._
   - _Several persons were questioned by detectives after the incident._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of person. — third-person singular simple present indicative of person
   - Simple: The form of person used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/persons (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).