noun
pronouns and verbs used to refer to the person addressed by the language in which they occur
• Hypernyms: ↑person
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noun [noncount]
1 grammar : a set of words or forms (such as pronouns or verb forms) that refer to the person that the speaker or writer is addressing
— often used before another noun
“You” is the second person singular and plural pronoun in English.
2 : a writing style that uses second person pronouns and verbs
The author begins the story in the second person with the sentence “You open the door and step into the room.”
— compare ↑first person, ↑third person
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the form of a pronoun or verb used when addressing sb
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In the phrase ‘you are’, the verb ‘are’ is in the second person and the word ‘you’ is a second-person pronoun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.