Third person — (or third person) may refer to:* A grammatical person, he , she , and they in the English language * Third person narrative, a perspective in storytelling ** Third person view, a, point of view shot in film, television, and computer/video games… … Wikipedia
third person — n 1.) the third person a form of a verb or ↑pronoun that is used for showing the person, thing or group that is being mentioned. He , she , it , and they are third person pronouns 2.) in the third person a story written in the third person is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Third person — Third Third (th[ e]rd), a. [OE. thirde, AS. [thorn]ridda, fr. [thorn]r[=i], [thorn]re[ o], three; akin to D. derde third, G. dritte, Icel. [thorn]ri[eth]i, Goth. [thorn]ridja, L. tertius, Gr. tri tos, Skr. t[.r]t[=i]ya. See {Three}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
third person — ► NOUN 1) a third party. 2) see PERSON(Cf. ↑person) (sense 3) … English terms dictionary
third person — third′ per′son n. 1) gram. the grammatical person used in an utterance in referring to anyone or anything other than the speaker or the one or ones being addressed 2) gram. a pronoun or verb form in the third person, as it, they, or goes, or a… … From formal English to slang
third person — n. 1. Gram. a) the form of a pronoun (as she) or verb (as is) that refers to the person(s) or thing(s) spoken of in a given utterance b) a category consisting of such forms 2. narration characterized by the general use of such forms … English World dictionary
third person — noun 1 the third person a form of a verb or pronoun that is used for showing the person, thing or group that is being mentioned: He , she , it and they are third person pronouns. 2 in the third person a story in the third person is told as the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Third Person — This is the article about the music trio. For other articles see: Third person. Third Person was an improvising trio formed in 1990 in New York City, led by cellist Tom Cora and drummer Samm Bennett. Each performance featured an invited guest: A… … Wikipedia
third-person — adjective a) Of a verb, in the third person. b) Of a narrative, using verbs in the third person. See Also: third person, third person plural, third person singular … Wiktionary
third person — noun Date: circa 1586 1. a. a set of linguistic forms (as verb forms, pronouns, and inflectional affixes) referring to one that is neither the speaker or writer of the utterance in which they occur nor the one to whom that utterance is addressed… … New Collegiate Dictionary
third person — noun a) The words, word forms, and grammatical structures, taken collectively, that are normally used of people or things other than the speaker or the audience. In English, the third person consists of pronouns such as he, she, it, and they,… … Wiktionary
