Third person

noun

Word Frequency: 3.6

Definitions

1.noun(with "the") The words, word-forms, and grammatical structures, taken collectively, that are normally used of people or things other than the speaker or the audience.

"In English, the third person consists of pronouns such as he, she, it, and they, verbs such as is and has, and most nouns."

2.noun(grammar) the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement. In English, pronouns used with the third person include he, she, it, one, they, and who.

""Is" is the third-person singular of "to be""

3.nounA form of narrative writing using verbs in the third person in order to give the impression that the action is happening to another person.

4.nounSomeone not associated with a particular matter; a third party.

Synonyms

third-person plural third-person singular second person second-person singular usage 2nd person iind person first-person singular vernacular father tongue second-person plural english

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