Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #723 of 1319

ancestor (n.)

a person from whom you descend

Examples

  • Our ancestors.

Key rules

  • An ancestor is a person from whom someone is descended
  • Our ancestors, a common ancestor
  • Ancestor is countable

Common mistakes

  • My ancestor are from Spain → My ancestors are from Spain
💡 Tip: Family history // Heritage // History
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