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Definition of people verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

people

verb

NAmE//ˈpipl//

[usually passive] people something (with something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they people

he / she / it peoples

past simple peopled

-ing form peopling

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to live in a place or fill it with people The town was peopled largely by workers from the car factory and their families. The ballroom was peopled with guests.

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people noun
person noun
boat people noun
little people noun
people person noun
street people noun
people-watching noun
business person noun
displaced person noun
you people
of all people
people's paths cross
a man of the people
of all people, things, etc.
as people, things, etc. go
eye noun
meet verb
be all things to all men/people
some (people, members, etc.) are more equal than others
people (who live) in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

Idioms

you people
of all people
people's paths cross
a man of the people
of all people, things, etc.
as people, things, etc. go
be all things to all men/people
some (people, members, etc.) are more equal than others
people (who live) in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

Nearby words

peony noun
people noun
people verb
people person noun
people-watching noun