take personally

verb

To regard someone's remarks as offensive or hostile to oneself.

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Meanings

verbtake personally (third-person singular simple present takes personally, present participle taking personally, simple past took personally, past participle taken personally)

present singular third person takes personally · participle present taking personally · past took personally · participle past taken personally

  1. transitiveTo regard someone's remarks as offensive or hostile to oneself.

Translations

Finnish ottaa itseensä, ottaa henkilökohtaisesti
  • ottaa itseensäTranslations
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French prendre personnellement
  • prendre personnellementTranslations
Icelandic taka eitthvað til sín
  • taka eitthvað til sínTranslations
Polish brać do siebie, wziąć do siebie
  • brać do siebieTranslations
  • wziąć do siebieTranslations
Portuguese levar a peito
  • levar a peitoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

take personally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20personally

MLA

“take personally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20personally. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take personally,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20personally.

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