Definitions

per se

[pur sey, see, per] / pɜr ˈseɪ, ˈsi, pər /

ADVERB

essentially

Synonyms

WEAK

alone as such by and of itself by definition by its very nature by itself fundamentally in essence in itself independently intrinsically of itself singularly solely virtually

Example Sentences

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And now he said he would say: "You're wrong, you don't know the human spirit, you don't know racing drivers per se, we are a very rare breed and very determined."

From BBC

What a relic, which wasn’t intended to manage a trade deficit per se.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said that the Commission was not against reward programmes per se, but that online platform algorithms were "often opaque".

From BBC

This wasn't depression per se, but a condition known as pathological apathy that Patrick describes as feeling like "floating through time" without solid ground.

From BBC

Driving the F-250 around town doesn’t make me feel any more superior, per se.

From The Wall Street Journal