take personally

English

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To regard someone's remarks as offensive or hostile.

Translations

Translations

• Polish: brać do siebie impf, wziąć do siebie impf
• Portuguese: levar a peito (literally “take to (one's own) chest”)

See also

• take the wrong way
• take offence
• take exception

References

• “take it personally”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “take sth personally”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “take something personally” (US) / “take something personally” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “take something personally” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.