first person
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first person
noun
first person
noun
Learner's definition of FIRST PERSON
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a set of words or word forms (such as pronouns or verb forms) that refer to the person who is speaking or writing
— often used before another noun
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Me is the objective case of the first person singular pronoun I, and us is the objective case of the first person plural pronoun we.
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a writing style that uses first person pronouns and verbs
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compare second person, third person
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She always wrote in the first person.
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The sentence “I was born in Maine” is written in the first person.
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