PEOPLE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
    Usage Example(s)
    • old people
    • there were at least 200 people in the audience
    Hypernyms(s) people is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • members of a family line
    Usage Example(s)
    • his people have been farmers for generations
    • are your people still alive?
    Hypernyms(s) people is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • the body of citizens of a state or country
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the Spanish people
    Hypernyms(s) people is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • the common people generally
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • separate the warriors from the mass
    • power to the people
    Hypernyms(s) people is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

PEOPLE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • fill with people or supply with inhabitants
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • people a room
    • The government wanted to populate the remote area of the country
    Hypernyms(s) people is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • make one’’s home or live in
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She resides officially in Iceland
    • I live in a 200-year old house
    • These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted
    • The plains are sparsely populated
    Hypernyms(s) people is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)