third person

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The words, word-forms, and grammatical structures, taken collectively, that are normally used of people or things other than the speaker or the audience.
  2. 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.
  3. A 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. A form of video game in which the graphical view depicts the player character, rather than the view through the character's eyes.
  5. Someone not associated with a particular matter; a third party.
  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see third, person.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

third person third persons 3rd person IIIrd person
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