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Definition of "third-person" []

  • Of a verb, in the third person. (adjective)
  • Of a narrative, using verbs in the third person. (adjective)

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Use "third-person" in a sentence
  • "The exception is the third-person singular: he does, or she does, or it does."
  • "And by beside himself, we mean he is having an out-of-body experience that causes him to refer to himself in the third-person."
  • "Interesting how language shifts - the story is third-person from Alexander's POV, and he is concise, precise, sparse, correct in his language."