a grammatical category of pronouns and verbs used when referring to or describing the individual or individuals being addressed
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ˈsec•ond ˈper•son, n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Grammar(in grammar) the form used when a person is spoken to or addressed:In English the pronoun "you'' is in the second person.
sec′ond per′son,
Grammarthe person used by a speaker in referring to the one or ones to whom he or she is speaking: in English you is a second person pronoun.
- 1665–75
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'second person' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-est
- -s
- Aldrin
- EST
- Logos
- Son
- accommodation bill
- are
- dink
- double-bank
- formal
- incarnation
- informal
- motive
- second
- son
- syncretism
- thou
- ye
- you