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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

second person

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English

Syllables
sec-ond per-son
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience. In English, the second person is used with the pronouns thou and you. In many languages the singular, applying to one person, and plural, applying to several people, are distinct.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A form of narrative writing using verbs in the second person in order to give the impression that the action is happening to the reader.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

second persons (plural) 2nd person (alternative) IInd person (alternative)

Phrases

second-person dual second-person plural second-person singular

Frequently Paired Words

first person third person

Questions

What does second person mean?
The form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience. In English, the second person is used with the pronouns thou and you. In many languages the singular, applying to one person, and plural, applying to several people, are distinct.

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