Noun: human
| Singular | human |
| Plural | humans |
Sample Sentences
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Humans share common ancestors with other apes.
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Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. [2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:]
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If I ever have to choose between a future where killer robots hunt humans or a future where bacon supplies have run out ... Let's just say you better start running. [2013 April 18, Rock Paper Cynic (webcomic):]
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They were for start-ups promising to reinvent medicine, disrupt education and transform the future of business. “Stop Hiring Humans,” one billboard read. [2026 June 14, Eli Saslow, Erin Schaff, “The World’s Leading Deepfake Expert No Longer Trusts His Own Eyes”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:]
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Greetings. I am Blor-Utar from Zimtok-5. I have come to subjugate the human race. Do not resist. Why humans? Because, in addition to their value as slave labor, they are also delicious and nutritious! [1994 March 29, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes:]
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Greetings, human! You have stumbled into the dimension of the Snow People.[…]Flesh plows clear the streets to make them safe to drive.[…]Does this shock you, human? Do the ways of our world open your eyes to the truths of your own? [2011 December 29, Alex Culang, Raynato Castro, Buttersafe (webcomic):]
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Latin hūmānusbor.
3. Old French umain
4. Middle French humainbor.
5. Middle English humayne
6. English human
7. From Late Middle English humaigne, humayne, humain, from Middle French humain, from Old French humain, umain (“of or belonging to man”, adjective), from Latin hūmānus m (“of man, human”, adjective); see there for further details. Spelling human has been predominant since the early 18th century. Compare, and possibly related to man. See: Middle English Nouns '
humaigne', Latin Nouns '
hūmānus'.
Verbs referencing "human"
Russian Nouns
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