personal (oh) and proximal (iou)

personal (oh)

[only before noun] belonging or relating to one particular person, rather than to Other people or to people in General
::My personal view is that we shouldn't offer him the job.
::Style and colour are a matter of personal taste .
::She took full personal responsibility for all the arrangements.
::When I went to her room all her personal belongings had gone.
::After Alan's death, his mother received his personal effects .
::I know from personal experience that you can't trust Ralph.
::the personal qualities needed to be successful in business
::The car is for personal use only.
:: On a personal level he felt sympathy for them, but he had a job to do.
::celebrities with their own personal trainer
relating to the private areas of your life
::I don't answer questions about my personal life .
::May I ask you a personal question ?
::the records will include Other personal details such as nationality, date of birth and address
::He's got a few personal problems at the moment.
::The envelope was marked 'Personal and Confidential'.
::We're not allowed to make personal phone calls at work.
involving rude or upsetting criticism of someone
::It's unprofessional to make such personal remarks.
::a bitter personal attack on the president
::There's no need to get personal !
(it's) nothing personal
(=used to tell someone that you are not criticizing them)
::It's nothing personal, I just have to go Home now.
if you give something your personal care or attention, you deal with it yourself instead of asking someone else to do it
::Small companies can devote more personal attention to each project.
::As you get promoted in a firm you lose that personal contact (=meeting and dealing with people yourself) .
personal friend
someone who you know well, especially a famous or important person
personal friend of
::Apparently the director is a personal friend of hers.
[only before noun] relating to your body or the way you look
::Grant was always fussy about his personal appearance .
::the importance of personal hygiene
personal touch
something you do to make something special, or that makes someone feel special
::It's those extra personal touches that make our service better.
personal best
the fastest time, most points etc that a sportsman or sportswoman has ever achieved
::I ran 20.51 seconds for a personal best.
personal development
improvements in your character and skills
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
somebody's (own) personal view/opinion
personal taste/preference
personal possessions/property/belongings
personal effects (=small possessions, clothing, documents etc)
(know something from) personal experience
personal qualities
take a personal interest (in something)
for personal use
on a personal level (=used for giving your own opinion, rather than that of an organization etc you represent)
personal trainer/bodyguard/assistant (=someone who works for you and only you)

proximal (iou)

proximal adjective. E18.
[from Latin proximus nearest + -AL1.]
Very near or close to. rare. E18.
Proximate, immediate. rare. E19.
Chiefly Anatomy & Zoology. Situated towards the centre of a body, or the point of origin or attachment of a limb, bone, etc. Opp. DISTAL. E19.
Dentistry. Designating or pertaining to a surface of a tooth which faces or touches the adjacent tooth. E20.
Psychology. Of a stimulus: immediately responsible for the stimulation of a sense receptor, giving rise to a perception or sensation. M20.
Geology. Designating or characteristic of an area close or closest to an area of activity, as a sedimentation zone, a volcanic vent, etc. M20.
proximally adverb in a proximal position; towards or near the proximal part or end: L19.

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