house
/haʊs/
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Translation
A building where people live, usually a home for one family.
Word origin
From Old English hus, the common Germanic word for a dwelling or shelter.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- hus
Grammar
Gender
Pluralhouses
Examples
live big house sea.
"House" is the building where they live.
are three houses street.
"Houses" is the plural, meaning more than one house.
house dinner.
Here "house" means the speaker's own home.
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