"personally" meaning in English

See personally in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈpɜː.sə.nə.li/ [UK], /ˈpɝ.sə.nə.li/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-personally.wav [UK], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-personally.wav [US]
Etymology: personal + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|personal|ly}} personal + -ly
  1. You say that you, personally, think or feel something, because you want to admit that other people may disagree with you.
    Sense id: simple-personally-en-adv-54tVYHma
  2. If you are personally involved or responsible, or if you do something personally, it is you, yourself, as an individual, and not somebody else.
    Sense id: simple-personally-en-adv-GOTWHN2D
  3. If you take something personally, you believe it was meant to hurt you.
    Sense id: simple-personally-en-adv-rrwtlxNj
  4. If you know someone personally, you know them and they know you.
    Sense id: simple-personally-en-adv-muVV5jEi
  5. If something is true personally, it is true of your personality and character.
    Sense id: simple-personally-en-adv-lVV-u5Fk
  6. If something applies personally, it applies to your private life at home, not what happens at work or in society.
    Sense id: simple-personally-en-adv-sWu43rnx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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          "text": "I personally had nothing to do with it."
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