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Definitions for first person
first per·son

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. first personnoun

    pronouns and verbs used to refer to the speaker or writer of the language in which they occur

Wiktionary

  1. first personnoun

    Forms of pronouns or verbs used for the speaker or writer of the sentence in which they occur.

  2. first personnoun

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

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  1. first person

    First person refers to a perspective or point of view in speech or writing, where the speaker or writer refers to themselves as "I" or "We". It is often used in storytelling or autobiographical writing to convey personal experiences or emotions. First person could also refer to a mode of gameplay in video games where the player only sees from the perspective of the character they are controlling.

Wikidata

  1. First person

    In video games, first-person refers to a graphical perspective rendered from the viewpoint of the player character. In many cases, this may be the viewpoint from the cockpit of a vehicle. Many different genres have made use of first-person perspectives, ranging from adventure games to flight simulators. Perhaps the most notable genre to make use of this device is the first-person shooter, where the graphical perspective has an immense impact on game play.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of first person in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of first person in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of first person in a Sentence

  1. Ryan Seacrest:

    Ryan Seacrest wasn't the first person to think of doing a reality show with Denise Richards, but he was able to sign her, he wasn't the first person to think of doing a show with the Kardashians, but he was able to sign them. There have been a handful of people in television history who could do that. You put him in a room with somebody, and he can sign them.

  2. Keishia Thorpe:

    The first person that came to my mind was my grandmother. And that was when I started breaking down.I thought, ‘Oh, my goodness is she seeing this? Can she see this?’ I just wished that she was able to be there in that moment with me.

  3. Carissa Cutrell:

    I had to pursue my studies here, I had to get a job, i was the first person in my family to come to the U.S.

  4. Bob Moses:

    I don't do politics, but I made sure to vote this time, president Barack Obama is the first person I really felt moved to vote for.

  5. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy:

    What I talked to President Trump about, I was the first person to contact President Trump when the riots was going on, he didn't see it. What he ended the call was saying -- telling me, he'll put something out to make sure to stop this. And that's what he did, he put a video out later.


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