first person

first per·son

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [furst pur-suh n]
- /fɜrst ˈpɜr sən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [furst pur-suh n]
- /fɜrst ˈpɜr sən/

Definitions of first person words

noun first person the grammatical person used by a speaker in statements referring to himself or herself (first person singular) or to a group including himself or herself (first person plural) 1
noun first person a pronoun or verb form in the first person, as I or am in English, or a set of such forms. 1
noun first person a literary style in which the narrative is told from the perspective of a narrator speaking directly about himself or herself: a story written in the first person. 1
singular noun first person A statement in the first person is a statement about yourself, or about yourself and someone else. The subject of a statement like this is 'I' or 'we'. 0
noun first person 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) 0
noun first person (as modifier) 0

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Origin of first person

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for First person

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of First person

first person popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

first person usage trend in Literature

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