Translate people | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of people
noun
1human beings in general or considered collectively:the earthquake killed 30,000 people (
the people)
the citizens of a country, especially when considered in relation to those who govern them:his economic reforms no longer have the support of the people (
the people)
those without special rank or position in society; the populace:he is very much a man of the people (
one's people)
a person’s parents or relatives:my people live in West Virginia (
one's people)
the supporters or employees of a person in a position of power or authority:I’ve had my people watching the house for some time now (the People) US the state prosecution in a trial:pretrial statements made by the People’s witnesses
2 (plural peoples) [treated as singular or plural] the men, women, and children of a particular nation, community, or ethnic group:the native peoples of Canada
verb
[with object] (usually be peopled) (of a particular group of people) inhabit (an area or place):an arid mountain region peopled by warring clans fill or be present in (a place, environment, or domain):the street is peopled with ragamuffin hippies fill (an area or place) with a particular group of inhabitants:it was his intention to people the town with English colonists
Remember that
people begins with
peo-; the ending is
-le.some
people
prefer
eating
outdoors.
