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ghostthe spirit of a dead person that is believed to appear to living people

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the spirit of a dead person that is believed to appear to living people

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɡoʊst/

Korean meaning: 유령, 귀신

Korean pronunciation: 고스트 (강세: 고스트)

Example Sentences

  • My phone battery gave up the ghost right before my job interview.
  • She became a ghost writer for famous celebrities' autobiographies.
  • Don't ghost me like you did last time - at least send a goodbye text!

ghost

NOUN

//ɡoʊst//

the spirit of a dead person that is believed to appear to living people

ghost concept
💡 Concept

Spirit of dead person appears

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ghost rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The ghost joins the host for a toast!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɡoʊst/
🇬🇧 UK/ɡəʊst/

🌳Etymology

Rootghost

Origin

고대 영어 'gāst'에서 유래되었으며, 게르만어족의 공통 조상에서 나온 단어입니다. '영혼'이나 '정신'을 의미하는 원시 인도유럽어에서 시작되어 현재의 의미로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

hostmostpostcoasttoast
host
most
post
coast
toast

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My phone battery gave up the ghost right before my job interview.

She became a ghost writer for famous celebrities' autobiographies.

😄 Fun example

Don't ghost me like you did last time - at least send a goodbye text!

The abandoned amusement park looked like a ghost town at midnight.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

spiritphantomspecterapparitionshade

Antonyms

living personmortalhuman

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