a grammatical category of pronouns and verbs used by the speaker to refer to or talk about himself or herself, either alone (first person singular) or together with others (first person plural) (as modifier) : a first-person narrative
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ˈfirst ˈper•son, n. [countable* singular;
usually: the + ~]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025usually: the + ~]
- Grammarthe form of a pronoun or verb that refers to the speaker, such as I, we, or am.
first′ per′son,
- Grammarthe grammatical person used by a speaker in statements referring to himself or herself or to a group including himself or herself, as I and we in English.
- Grammara form in the first person.
- 1935–40
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