second person plural

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• second-person plural — noun The form of a verb used (in English and other languages) with the pronoun you in its plural sense (or its equivalent in other languages). Are is the second person plural of the verb to be …   Wiktionary

• second-person — adjective a) Of a verb, in the second person. b) Of a narrative, using verbs in the second person. See Also: second person, second person plural, second person singular …   Wiktionary

• second person — n [singular] technical a form of a verb or ↑pronoun that is used to show the person you are speaking to. For example, you is a second person pronoun, and are is the second person singular and plural of the verb to be →↑first person, ↑third person …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• second person — noun pronouns and verbs used to refer to the person addressed by the language in which they occur • Hypernyms: ↑person * * * noun [noncount] 1 grammar : a set of words or forms (such as pronouns or verb forms) that refer to the person that the… …   Useful english dictionary

• second person — noun a) In grammar, the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience. In English, the second person is used with the pronouns thou and you. In many languages the singular, applying to one person, and plural, applying to… …   Wiktionary

• second person — noun technical a form of a verb or pronoun that is used to show the person you are speaking to. For example, “you” is a second person pronoun, and “you are” is the second person singular and plural of the verb “to be” compare first person, third… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• person — ► NOUN (pl. people or persons) 1) a human being regarded as an individual. 2) an individual s body: concealed on his person. 3) Grammar a category used in the classification of pronouns, verb forms, etc. according to whether they indicate the… …   English terms dictionary

• person — noun 1 (C) plural people a human being, especially considered as someone with their own particular character: Tessa s a very intense person. | Hank s not the sort of person I find easy to talk to. | I like her as a person, but not as a boss. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• person — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)s(ə)n[/t]] ♦ people, persons (The usual word for more than one person is people. The form persons is used as the plural in formal or legal language.) 1) N COUNT A person is a man, woman, or child. At least one person died and several… …   English dictionary

• person */*/*/ — UK [ˈpɜː(r)s(ə)n] / US [ˈpɜrs(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms person : singular person plural people Get it right: person: The usual plural form of person is people (not persons), and this is used in all ordinary contexts: Wrong: Children… …   English dictionary

• person — per|son W1S2 [ˈpə:sən US ˈpə:r ] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: persone, from Latin persona actor s mask, character in a play, person , probably from Etruscan phersu mask ] 1.) plural people [ˈpi:pəl] a human being, especially… …   Dictionary of contemporary English