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.
Origin of second person
1First recorded in 1665–75
Words Nearby second person
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British Dictionary definitions for second person
second person
noun
a grammatical category of pronouns and verbs used when referring to or describing the individual or individuals being addressed
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