2nd person

A form of second person — 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 several people, are distinct.

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Meanings

noun
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of second person.
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