Phrase guide

third person

noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The words, word-forms, and grammatical structures, taken collectively, that are normally used of people or things other than the speaker or the audience.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable, with-definite-article

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • In English, the third person consists of pronouns such as he, she, it, and they, verbs such as is and has, and most nouns.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement. In English, pronouns used with the third person include he, she, it, one, they, and who.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • “Is” is the third-person singular of “to be”.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A form of narrative writing using verbs in the third person in order to give the impression that the action is happening to another person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A form of video game in which the graphical view depicts the player character, rather than the view through the character's eyes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: video-games

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Someone not associated with a particular matter; a third party.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see third, person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

pronouns and verbs that are used to refer to something other than the speaker or addressee of the language in which they occur

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: person

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

58 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: veta e tretë — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Arabic: غَائِب (ḡāʔib) — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Belarusian: трэ́цяя асо́ба (trécjaja asóba) — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Bengali: প্রথম পুরুষ (prothom puruś) — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Bulgarian: тре́то лице́ (tréto licé) — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Catalan: tercera persona — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Chinese Mandarin: 第三人稱 /第三人称 (dìsānrénchēng) — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Czech: třetí osoba — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Danish: tredje person — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Dutch: derde persoon — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Esperanto: tria persono — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Finnish: kolmas persoona — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • French: troisième personne — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Galician: terceira persoa — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Georgian: მესამე პირი (mesame ṗiri) — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • German: dritte Person — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Greek: τρίτο πρόσωπο (tríto prósopo) — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Ancient Greek: τρίτον πρόσωπον (tríton prósōpon) — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Hebrew: נִסְתָּר (nistár) — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Hebrew: גּוּף שְׁלִישִׁי (gúf sh'lishí) — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Hungarian: harmadik személy — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Icelandic: þriðja persóna — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Irish: tríú pearsa — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Italian: terza persona — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Japanese: 三人称 (sanninshō) — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Korean: 삼인칭 (saminching) — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Korean: 3인칭 (3inching) — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Latvian: trešā persona — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Lithuanian: trečiasis asmuo — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Macedonian: трето лице — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Manx: trass persoon — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Manx: treeoo persoon — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Navajo: baa yáʼátiʼígíí — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Norman: traîsième pèrsonne — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tredje person — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Old English: þridda hād — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Polish: trzecia osoba — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Portuguese: terceira pessoa — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Romanian: persoana a treia — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Russian: тре́тье лицо́ (trétʹje licó) — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Sanskrit: प्रथमपुरुष (prathamá-puruṣa) — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Scottish Gaelic: an treas pearsa — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Serbo-Croatian: треће лице — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Serbo-Croatian: трећа особа — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Serbo-Croatian: treće lice — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Serbo-Croatian: treća osoba — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Slovak: tretia osoba — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Slovene: tretja oseba — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Spanish: tercera persona — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Swedish: tredje person — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Tagalog: ikatlong panauhan — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Tamil: படர்க்கை (paṭarkkai) — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Telugu: ప్రథమ పురుషము (prathama puruṣamu) — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Turkish: üçüncü kişi — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Ukrainian: тре́тя осо́ба (trétja osóba) — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Uyghur: ئۈچىنچى شەخس (üchinchi shexs) — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Vietnamese: người thứ ba — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement
  • Zazaki: şexso hirêyın — the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement