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second persons

second persons is the plural of second person.

Meaning of second person

Noun

second person (countable and uncountable, plural second persons)

  1. 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.
    • “Are” is the second person of “to be”.
  2. 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.

Questions about second persons

What is second persons the plural of?
Second persons is the plural of second person.

Words near second persons in the dictionary

  1. second order streams
  2. second palatalization
  3. second parties
  4. second party
  5. second person
  6. second persons
  7. Second Polish Republic
  8. second position
  9. second preimage attack
  10. second preimage attacks
  11. second puberty

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