first person

[furst pur-suhn]

noun

1. the grammatical person used by a speaker in statements referring to the speaker's own self first person singular or to a group including the speaker first person plural.

2. a pronoun or verb form in the first person, as I or am in English, or a set of such forms.

3. a literary style in which the narrative is told from the perspective of a narrator speaking directly.

   The story is written in the first person.

first person

noun

1. a grammatical category of pronouns and verbs used by the speaker to refer to or talk about himself or herself, either alone ( first person singular ) or together with others ( first person plural )

Word History and Origins

Origin of first person¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

She appeases me by telling me I will be the first person to know when it's finished.

From BBC

Joseph I. Castro, the first person of color to lead the California State University system, died Sunday after a battle with colon cancer.

From Los Angeles Times

He went on to become the first person of Indian heritage to hold the post of deputy speaker in the House of Lords, in 2008.

From BBC

Describing Hanawalt as one of his favorite people and artists, Bob-Waksberg says she is the first person he thinks of whenever he needs someone for artistic work.

From Los Angeles Times

On the day Fergus did a "first look" with Bethan, being the first person, or in this case pet, to see the bride in her dress.

From BBC