ghost

US /ɡoʊst/
UK /ɡoʊst/
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1.

spook, geest

an apparition of a dead person which is believed to appear or become manifest to the living as a disembodied spirit

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Many people claim to have seen a ghost in that old house.
Veel mensen beweren een spook te hebben gezien in dat oude huis.
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The children were scared by the story of the friendly ghost.
De kinderen waren bang van het verhaal over de vriendelijke spook.
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specterphantomapparitionspiritwraith
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spoken, zweven

to move silently and quickly

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He managed to ghost through the crowd unnoticed.
Hij wist onopgemerkt door de menigte te spoken.
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The car seemed to ghost along the dark road.
De auto leek langs de donkere weg te zweven.
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glideslipslideflitdrift
2.

ghosten, verdwijnen

to end a relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation stopping all communication

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She was upset when he decided to ghost her after their first date.
Ze was van streek toen hij besloot haar te ghosten na hun eerste date.
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It's rude to just ghost someone without any explanation.
Het is onbeleefd om zomaar iemand te ghosten zonder enige uitleg.
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disappearvanishcut off communicationditchabandon
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ghost antghost storygive up the ghost