people

/ˈpiːpəl/

nounverbpeo · ple

Think: **PEE** (pee) + **PAL** (a friend) → **pee-pal** = **people**.

Yes, it's people. The tricky part is the ending: it’s **-ple**, not **-pel** or **-pul**.

Definitions

  1. nounhuman beings in general; persons.
  2. nounthe members of a particular group, community, or nation.
  3. verbto fill a place with people; to populate.

Examples

  • “Many people like to read before bed.”
  • “The people of the town gathered for the parade.”
  • “Over time, settlers began to people the valley.”

Synonyms

personshumansindividualsfolkspopulation

Antonyms

nobody

Translations

ES gentePT pessoasFR gens

Common misspellings

peplepeopelpeeplepeopplepeaplepeopolpeoplle

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