first person
- Gram.
- the form of a pronoun (as I) or verb (as am) that refers to the speaker or writer or, in the plural, also to those for whom the speaker or writer serves as spokesperson
- a category consisting of such forms
- narration characterized by the general use of such forms
See first person in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun- The grammatical category of forms that designate a speaker or writer referring to himself or herself. Examples of forms in the first person include English pronouns such as I and we and verb forms such as Spanish hablo “I speak.”
- A discourse or literary style in which the narrator recounts his or her own experiences or impressions using such forms: a novel written in the first person.
- A perspective in a video or computer game that shows only what a character would see.
Related Forms:
- firstˈ-perˈson (fûrstˈpûrˈsən) adjective
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