[ɡəʊst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an apparition of a dead person which is believed to appear or become manifest to the living, typically as a nebulous image
(e.g: the building is haunted by the ghost of a monk)


Phrases:
- be ghost
- give up the ghost
- look as if one has seen a ghost
- not stand the ghost of a chance
- the ghost in the machine

Origin:
Old English gāst (in the sense ‘spirit, soul’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geest and German Geist. The gh- spelling occurs first in Caxton, probably influenced by Flemish gheest

[ɡəʊst], (Verb)

Definitions:
- act as ghostwriter of (a work)
(e.g: his memoirs were smoothly ghosted by a journalist)

- glide smoothly and effortlessly
(e.g: they ghosted up the river)

- end a personal relationship with (someone) by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication
(e.g: I didn't want to ghost her, so we ended up having ‘the talk’ and it was horrible)


Phrases:
- be ghost
- give up the ghost
- look as if one has seen a ghost
- not stand the ghost of a chance
- the ghost in the machine

Origin:
Old English gāst (in the sense ‘spirit, soul’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geest and German Geist. The gh- spelling occurs first in Caxton, probably influenced by Flemish gheest