on one's person
English
Alternative forms
Prepositional phrase
- (formal) Held on one's physical body.
- You cannot have a smartphone on your person during the exam.
- 2004, The New York Times:
- Meanwhile, the dazed Sullivan, dressed like a bum with no identification on his person, is arrested and put to work on a brutal Southern chain gang.
Further reading
- “on one’s person”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “on about your person”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “on about your person” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.