PEOPLE


Meaning of PEOPLE in English

noun

1

BAD : After a hard day, all people need to relax.

GOOD : After a hard day, everyone needs to relax.

BAD : In Avanos every people smile at you.

GOOD : In Avanos everyone smiles at you.

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See also PERSON 1 (↑ person )

2

BAD : Peoples come from all over the world to visit the city.

GOOD : People come from all over the world to visit the city.

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a people (countable) = a race: 'His dream is that the peoples of the world will one day unite.'

people (plural noun) = men, women and children: 'He finds it difficult to get along with people.'

3

BAD : There was few people at the funeral.

GOOD : There were few people at the funeral.

BAD : I think people who does these things should be punished.

GOOD : I think people who do these things should be punished.

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People is a plural noun and takes a plural verb: 'People have been very kind to me.'

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