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Every human needs food, water, and care.
What does Human mean?
Human means a person or related to people.
Dictionary definition
Human means a person, or something related to people.
Example sentences
Human in a sentence
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The story showed a very human feeling of kindness.
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Science lessons often compare human needs with the needs of other living things.
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Practice 1
What does human mean?
Human can mean a person or something connected to people.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to human?
A human is a person.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses human correctly?
Human fits a sentence about people.
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Human
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hyoo · mun · strongest beat: hyoo
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WordHuman.
Partnoun, adjective.
MeaningHuman means a person or related to people.
ExampleExample: Every human needs food, water, and care.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- hyoo · mun
- Strongest beat
- hyoo
- Ending
- mun
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on hyoo.
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Synonyms
Words like Human
personA human being.
people-relatedConnected to people or human life.
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Word family
Human word family
Base word
human
noun
humans
More than one person.
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Understand Human
Hint for students
Human means a person, or something related to people.
Common mix-up
Human is not the same as humane. Human means related to people; humane means kind and caring.
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Write one sentence that shows human without using the word human. Model sentence: The person used words, feelings, and ideas to solve the problem. Clue words: person, words, feelings, ideas Now try your own sentence. Ask: Does my sentence show a person or something related to people?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "A human can use language to share ideas." Why does human fit better than robot?
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