"people" meaning in English

See people in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpiːpəl/ [UK], /ˈpipl/ [US] Audio: en-uk-people.ogg [UK], en-us-people.ogg [US] Forms: person [singular], persons or people [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|person|3=people}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The plural form of person; more than one (kind of) person.
    Sense id: simple-people-en-noun-7Eqy83bm Categories (other): Plurals
  2. A people is a group of men, women, and children with a shared culture, history, and language.
    Sense id: simple-people-en-noun-rrwoGHUu

Verb

IPA: /ˈpiːpəl/ [UK], /ˈpipl/ [US] Audio: en-uk-people.ogg [UK], en-us-people.ogg [US] Forms: people [canonical], peoples [third-person, singular], peopled [past], peopled [past, participle], peopling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|peopl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a place is peopled, people live there.
    Sense id: simple-people-en-verb-iIJW6JJd
  2. If you people a story, movie, etc. you fill it with people.
    Sense id: simple-people-en-verb-X1IMUOG9
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "person",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "persons or people",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "person",
        "3": "people"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Plurals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Who are these people at the party?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The plural form of person; more than one (kind of) person."
      ],
      "id": "simple-people-en-noun-7Eqy83bm"
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Although Lebanon and Syria are two countries they are one people."
        },
        {
          "text": "This people shares some characteristics with the aborigines."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A people is a group of men, women, and children with a shared culture, history, and language."
      ],
      "id": "simple-people-en-noun-rrwoGHUu",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpiːpəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"pi:p@l/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpipl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"pip@l/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-people.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-people.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "people"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "people",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peoples",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peopled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peopled",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peopling",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "peopl",
        "2": "e"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It's a wonderful country peopled with amazing cooks and dancers."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If a place is peopled, people live there."
      ],
      "id": "simple-people-en-verb-iIJW6JJd",
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive",
        "usually passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He liked to people his books with simple folk."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you people a story, movie, etc. you fill it with people."
      ],
      "id": "simple-people-en-verb-X1IMUOG9",
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpiːpəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"pi:p@l/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpipl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"pip@l/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-people.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-people.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "people"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "person",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "persons or people",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "person",
        "3": "people"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Plurals"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Who are these people at the party?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The plural form of person; more than one (kind of) person."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Although Lebanon and Syria are two countries they are one people."
        },
        {
          "text": "This people shares some characteristics with the aborigines."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A people is a group of men, women, and children with a shared culture, history, and language."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpiːpəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"pi:p@l/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpipl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"pip@l/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-people.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-people.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "people"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "people",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peoples",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peopled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peopled",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peopling",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "peopl",
        "2": "e"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It's a wonderful country peopled with amazing cooks and dancers."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If a place is peopled, people live there."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive",
        "usually passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He liked to people his books with simple folk."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you people a story, movie, etc. you fill it with people."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpiːpəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"pi:p@l/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpipl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"pip@l/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-people.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-people.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "people"
}

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