earth
/ɜːθ/
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Translation
The planet where we live, or the ground and soil under our feet.
Word origin
From Old English eorthe, the common Germanic word for the ground or the world.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- eorthe
Examples
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"Earth" here is the planet where we all live.
dug hole plant .
Here "earth" means the ground and soil under our feet.
wet .
"Earth" here is one whole thing, so it has no plural.
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