the first person
noun [S]Definition
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B2 the form of a verb or pronoun that is used when people are speaking or writing about themselves: Autobiographies are written in the first person. 'I' and 'we' are first-person pronouns.Verb forms, tenses and types of verbsGrammatical terms
(Definition of the first person noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -ed suffix
- -ing suffix
- accusative noun
- auxiliary noun (VERB)
- bare infinitive noun
- base form noun
- conditional adjective, noun (VERB FORM)
- future noun (TIME TO COME)
- historic present noun
- imperative adjective (GRAMMAR)
- imperative noun (GRAMMAR)
- infinitive noun
- modal noun
- participle noun
- perfect adjective (PAST TENSE)
- perfect noun
- present participle noun
- subjunctive noun
- tense noun
- the present continuous noun
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