first person

[ furst pur-suhn ]

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noun

the grammatical person used by a speaker in statements referring to the speaker's own self first person singular or to a group including the speaker first person plural.
a pronoun or verb form in the first person, as I or am in English, or a set of such forms.
a literary style in which the narrative is told from the perspective of a narrator speaking directly:
The story is written in the first person.

first person

noun

a grammatical category of pronouns and verbs used by the speaker to refer to or talk about himself or herself, either alone ( first person singular ) or together with others ( first person plural )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of first person¹

First recorded in 1935–40

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The AI videos on social media show animated child avatars telling the story of James's murder, in the first person.

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Half marathon world record holder Jacob Kiplimo makes his debut after becoming the first person to run a half marathon in under 57 minutes in February.

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"You are the first person to know that, that I've talked to," Knox said.

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“She was the first person onstage,” Lurie said with the smile of a very proud dad.

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She became the first person ever to compete on the show wearing a hijab and says she gains strength from wearing it.

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First Peoples first-person shooter

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