third-person plural

third-person plural (plural third-person plurals)

1. (grammar) The form of a verb used (in English and other languages) with plural nouns and with the pronoun they (or its equivalents in other languages).

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

2. (grammar) The pronoun they (or its equivalents in other languages).

• third person
• third-person dual
• third-person singular
• first-person plural
• second-person plural