Kilo Lingo

dog

/dɒɡ/

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Translation

A common animal with four legs that many people keep as a pet or to help them work.

Word origin

From Old English docga, a word of unknown beginning that slowly replaced the older word hound.

Origin
Old English
Root
docga

Grammar

Gender
Pluraldogs

Examples

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"Dog" means the four-legged animal that people keep as a pet.

ball.

Here "dog" is one animal that belongs to the speaker.

asleep .

"Dogs" is the plural, meaning more than one dog.

A "dog" is a friendly four-legged animal that many people keep as a pet. Dogs can also be trained to guard, hunt, or help people who need them.

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This word is part of lesson 5.