Meaning
The spirit of a dead person that some people believe they can see.
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Word origin
From Old English gast, meaning spirit or breath.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- gast
- English cognates
- aghast
Grammar
Examples
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Here "ghost" is the spirit of someone who died.
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"As white as a ghost" means very pale, usually from fear.
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"Ghosts" is the plural form of "ghost".
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 10: ghost, mmm, final and 7 more words.