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- Dictionaryghost/ɡəʊst/
noun
- 1. an apparition of a dead person which is believed to appear or become manifest to the living, typically as a nebulous image: "the building is haunted by the ghost of a monk" Similar
verb
- 1. act as ghostwriter of (a work): "his memoirs were smoothly ghosted by a journalist"
- 2. glide smoothly and effortlessly: "they ghosted up the river"
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Learn the meaning of ghost as a noun and a verb in English, with examples of usage and pronunciation. Find out how to say ghost in different languages and contexts.
In folklore, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or non-human animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely, from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes to realistic, lifelike forms.
ˈgōst. plural ghosts. Synonyms of ghost. 1. : the seat of life or intelligence : soul. give up the ghost. 2. : a disembodied soul. especially : the soul of a dead person believed to be an inhabitant of the unseen world or to appear to the living in bodily likeness. 3. : spirit, demon. 4. a. : a faint shadowy trace. a ghost of a smile. b.
A ghost is the spirit of a person who's died. In most stories and myths, ghosts are pale, translucent, and wispy. Throughout history, the idea that a person's soul or spirit can remain visible after her death has been common.
the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons.
A ghost is the spirit of a dead person, a faint trace or possibility, or a secondary image. Learn more about the word's origin, usage, and related terms from various dictionaries and sources.
noun. /ɡəʊst/ Idioms. [countable] the spirit of a dead person that a living person believes they can see or hear. Do you believe in ghosts (= believe that they exist)? ghost of somebody The ghost of her father had come back to haunt her. He looked as if he had seen a ghost (= looked very frightened) The ghost hunters have so far found nothing.
