adjective / noun · neutral
individual
UK/ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/US/ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəl/in·di·VID·u·al
Band 6-7speakingtask2
relating to a single person (adj) / a single person (noun)
Examples
“Each individual has the right to express their opinion.”
“The teacher gave individual feedback to every student.”
“She is an interesting individual with varied experiences.”
Band 8 sentence
“Each individual should be allowed to make decisions about their own body without coercion.”
Collocations
- individual rights
- on an individual basis
- individual differences
- each individual
Word family
individual adjective / nounindividually adverbindividuality noun
Common mistakes
He is individual.→He is an individual.
I prefer to keep my individual space.→I prefer to keep my personal space.
Say it for a higher band
5person→6personal→7+individual
Synonyms
personal
single
Easily confused
personal
“Please do not share personal information online.”
single
“She bought a single ticket for the concert.”
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In -al
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