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house

/ˈhaʊs/HOWS
/ˈhaʊs/HOWS

Meaninga house, a shelter

Common meaning: a building for people to live in

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishhussourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishhoussource
  3. Englishhouse‘a building for people to live in’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English hus ‘a house, a shelter’.

Roots

  • hus Old English “a house, a shelter”

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