per ‧ son ‧ al ‧ ly S2 /ˈpɜːs ə n ə li $ ˈpɜːr-/ BrE AmE adverb
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ person , ↑ personality , ↑ persona , ↑ personage , the personals, ↑ personification , ↑ personnel ; adjective : ↑ personal ≠ ↑ impersonal , ↑ personalized , ↑ personable ; verb : ↑ personalize , ↑ personify ; adverb : ↑ personally ≠ ↑ impersonally ]
1 . [sentence adverb] spoken used to emphasize that you are only giving your own opinion about something:
Personally, I don’t think much of the idea.
I personally think it’s too cold to go out.
2 . if you do something personally, you do it yourself rather than getting someone else to do it SYN in person :
The managing director wrote personally to thank me.
All important work is personally approved by him.
I’ll see to it personally.
3 . used to show that one particular person is involved, rather than a group of people:
I’m holding you personally responsible for this mess!
She clearly blamed me personally for the difficulties she’d been having.
4 . take something personally to get upset by the things other people say or do, because you think that their remarks or behaviour are directed at you in particular:
Don’t take it personally; she’s rude to everyone.
5 . as a friend, or as someone you have met:
I don’t know her personally, but I like her work.
6 . in a way that criticizes someone’s character or appearance:
Members of the Senate rarely attack each other personally.
7 . in relation to someone’s private life, rather than to their work, business, or official duties:
She had a lasting impact on his life both personally and professionally.