Meaning of individual In English

• 0 a single person or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which they belong:

  • Every individual has rights which must never be taken away.

  • Like many creative individuals, she can be very bad-tempered.

  • We try to treat our students as individuals.

• 1 a person who thinks or behaves in their own original way:

  • If nothing else, the school will turn her into an individual.

• 2 existing and considered separately from the other things or people in a group:

  • Each individual table is finished by hand.

  • We deal with each case on an individual basis.

• 3 belonging or relating to, or suitable for, people or things that are different or particular in some way:

  • children with individual needs

  • Marion has a very individual writing style.

• 4 a single person or thing, esp. when compared to the group or set to which it belongs:

  • We will remember him as an individual who always tried to make people happy.

• 5 considered separately from the other things in a group:

  • In some individual cases, travel and related payments constitute gifts.

  • We deal with each case on an individual basis.

  • We represent businesses, not an individual business.

  • Lumping all the brands together could weaken the individual brand identities.

• 6 relating to a single, separate person:

  • Do you require family or individual health insurance?

  • It is up to the individual investor to decide where they are going to invest.

• 7 a single person, especially when compared to the group or set to which they belong:

  • The new tax would be calculated on the value of property owned by an individual.