first person

[furst pur-suhn]

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noun

the grammatical person used by a speaker in statements referring to the speaker's own self first person singular or to a group including the speaker first person plural.
a pronoun or verb form in the first person, as I or am in English, or a set of such forms.
a literary style in which the narrative is told from the perspective of a narrator speaking directly.
The story is written in the first person.

first person

noun

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 )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of first person¹

First recorded in 1935–40

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Example Sentences

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Rugby League legend Billy Boston is also named on the list, making him the first person from the sport to receive a knighthood in its 130-year history.

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He wasn’t the first person to experience the cold pang of isolation or to fall in love with somebody so deeply that the only thing to do is regret it.

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Oftentimes, she’s the first person to touch a client’s chest after they’ve had surgery.

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Marcus – whose nickname comes from his love of Hull City FC – is the first person under 18 to have completed the adventure.

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“I am certainly not the first person to do that look.”

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First Peoples first-person shooter

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