second person
noun
1
a
: a set of linguistic forms (such as verb forms, pronouns, and inflectional affixes) referring to the person or thing addressed in the utterance in which they occur
b
: a linguistic form belonging to such a set
2
: reference of a linguistic form to the person or thing addressed in the utterance in which it occurs
Example Sentences
The author begins the story in the second person with the sentence “You open the door and step into the room.”
Word History
First Known Use
1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Kids Definition
second person
noun
: a set of words or forms (as pronouns or verb forms) referring to the person the speaker or writer is addressing
- in the bygoing
- in the can
- in the cards
- in the care of
- in the catbird seat
- in the chips
- in the clear
- in the clouds
- in the clover
- in the club
- in the clutch
- in the cold light of day
- in the comfort of one's own home
- in the company of
- in the control of
- in the course of time
- in the crosshairs
- in the cup of someone's hand
- in the dark
- in the depths of someone's being
- in the depths of someone's heart
- in the depths of someone's mind
- in the depths of someone's soul
- in the direction of
- in the direction of (something)