ghost — the 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/
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
Spirit of dead person appears
The ghost joins the host for a toast!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Ghost derives from Old English 'gāst', which descended from the common Germanic ancestor. The word originates from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning 'spirit' or 'breath', originally referring to the soul or immaterial essence before developing its modern meaning of a supernatural apparition.
Breakdown
gāst (Old English: spirit, soul) → ghost. The word preserves the Germanic root related to 'breath' and 'spirit' in Indo-European language family, with the semantic shift from abstract spirit to phantom occurrence in Middle English.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“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!”
“The abandoned amusement park looked like a ghost town at midnight.”
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