second-person plural

second-person plural
The form of a verb used (in English and other languages) with the pronoun you in its plural sense (or its equivalent in other languages).

"Are" is the second-person plural of the verb "to be".


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  • second-person — adjective a) Of a verb, in the second person. b) Of a narrative, using verbs in the second person. See Also: second person, second person plural, second person singular …   Wiktionary

  • second person — n [singular] technical a form of a verb or ↑pronoun that is used to show the person you are speaking to. For example, you is a second person pronoun, and are is the second person singular and plural of the verb to be →↑first person, ↑third person …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • second person — noun pronouns and verbs used to refer to the person addressed by the language in which they occur • Hypernyms: ↑person * * * noun [noncount] 1 grammar : a set of words or forms (such as pronouns or verb forms) that refer to the person that the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • second person — noun a) In grammar, the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience. In English, the second person is used with the pronouns thou and you. In many languages the singular, applying to one person, and plural, applying to… …   Wiktionary

  • second person — noun technical a form of a verb or pronoun that is used to show the person you are speaking to. For example, “you” is a second person pronoun, and “you are” is the second person singular and plural of the verb “to be” compare first person, third… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • person — ► NOUN (pl. people or persons) 1) a human being regarded as an individual. 2) an individual s body: concealed on his person. 3) Grammar a category used in the classification of pronouns, verb forms, etc. according to whether they indicate the… …   English terms dictionary

  • person — noun 1 (C) plural people a human being, especially considered as someone with their own particular character: Tessa s a very intense person. | Hank s not the sort of person I find easy to talk to. | I like her as a person, but not as a boss. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • person — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)s(ə)n[/t]] ♦ people, persons (The usual word for more than one person is people. The form persons is used as the plural in formal or legal language.) 1) N COUNT A person is a man, woman, or child. At least one person died and several… …   English dictionary

  • person */*/*/ — UK [ˈpɜː(r)s(ə)n] / US [ˈpɜrs(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms person : singular person plural people Get it right: person: The usual plural form of person is people (not persons), and this is used in all ordinary contexts: Wrong: Children… …   English dictionary

  • person — per|son W1S2 [ˈpə:sən US ˈpə:r ] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: persone, from Latin persona actor s mask, character in a play, person , probably from Etruscan phersu mask ] 1.) plural people [ˈpi:pəl] a human being, especially… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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