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second person
[sek-uhnd pur-suhn]
noun
the grammatical person used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to the one second person singular or ones second person plural being spoken to.
a pronoun or verb form in the second person, as the pronoun you in English, or a set of such forms.
second person
noun
a grammatical category of pronouns and verbs used when referring to or describing the individual or individuals being addressed
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of second person1
Example Sentences
While the plane was waiting on the tarmac of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, a second person was removed from the flight for "unruly behaviour", authorities said.
A second person, who allegedly knew the customer taking part in the private sale, entered the store and pepper-sprayed the owner, according to police.
A second person, a 38-year-old man, was taken to a hospital in the incident, Los Angeles Fire Department Spokesperson Margaret Stewart said.
Two people were taken to the hospital where one was listed in critical condition and the second person — described as a woman in her 30s — was pronounced dead, police said.
She is the second person to be identified through Operation Identify Me - a campaign launched by global policing agency Interpol to find the names of dozens of unidentified women found dead in Europe.
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