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Meaning of human | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Common
ˈhjuː.mən

Definitions

  1. A highly intelligent ape with fine and short body hair; the most abundant species of primate, with members found on every continent (Homo sapiens).
  2. A surname
  3. A surname.
  4. Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives
  5. The language supposedly spoken by humans
  6. A human as contrasted from superficially similar but typically more powerful humanoid creatures; a member of the human race.
  7. Having the nature or attributes of a human being
  8. Alternative letter-case form of human used in works that capitalize the names of all sentient species
  9. A term of address for any human, often implying the listener's species is their only noteworthy trait.
  10. A highly intelligent ape with fine and short body hair; the most abundant species of primate, with members found on every continent (Homo sapiens)
  11. Any hominid of the genus Homo.
    broadly
  12. A human as contrasted from superficially similar but typically more powerful humanoid creatures; a member of the human race
  13. A term of address for any human, often implying the listener's species is their only noteworthy trait

Equivalents

Afrikaans mens
العربية آدمي إنساني الإنسان بشري
Azərbaycanca bəşər insan
Беларуская людскі́ чалавечы
Български човешки
Català humà
Čeština lidský
Cymraeg dynol
Deutsch menschlich
Ελληνικά ανθρώπινος
Esperanto homa
Español humanas humano
فارسی انسانی
Suomi inhimillinen
Français humain
Gaeilge daonna duiniúil
Galego humano
ગુજરાતી માણસ
עברית אֱנוֹשִׁי
Magyar emberi
Հայերեն մարդկային
Bahasa Indonesia manusia
Italiano umano
日本語 人の 人間の
ქართული ადამიანური
Қазақша адам адами
ខ្មែរ មនុស្ស
한국어 사람의 인간의
Кыргызча адам
Latina humanus
ລາວ ມະນຸດ
Latviešu cilvēcisks
Te Reo Māori tangata
Македонски човечки
Монгол хүний
Bahasa Melayu manusia
Malti uman
မြန်မာဘာသာ မနုဿ
Nederlands mens- menselijk
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ
Português humano
Română omenesc uman
Slovenščina človeški ljudski
Sesotho motho
Svenska mänsklig
Kiswahili kibinadamu
తెలుగు మనిషి
ไทย มนุษย์
Українська людськи́й
اردو انسانی
Oʻzbekcha insoniy
Tiếng Việt người
Yorùbá eniyan

Examples

“Humans share common ancestors with other apes.”
“Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola.”
“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.”
“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!”
“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?”
“Should you identify your language (culture) with human being (nature), you would tend to think that all people should speak Human (English), just as you do. And if they do not, they are either subhuman or nonhuman. This is ethnocentrism again.”
“Shakespeare could understand Human, the language used by people, as well as Dog, the telepathic speech with which canines communicated with each other.”
“Lara's biggest frustration was that she could only speak one language – her native tongue of Dog. She would have loved to learn to speak Human but this was beyond the spy-training programme.”
““I haven't been able to speak Human very long,” Dipper said.”
“That's what their language is called. Monibar. It's not like we speak Human.”
“In some instances, Humans have also been called "Earth creatures" and "Earthlings" and a Human male called "Earthman."”
“Raise an army and seek out the mightiest heroes from the four races of Origin Star – The Humans, Izans, Aokus, Theias, and unite them all to annihilate the Invaders of your home planet.”
“These bipedal mammalians have developed a society that encourages and even thrives on individual freedoms and cultural differences - as a result, Humans tend to integrate well with alien populations.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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