ancestor
/ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/ verb C2- To be an ancestor of.
He/she/it ancestors · Past ancestored · Past participle ancestored · -ing form ancestoring
Verb forms
- Base form
- ancestor
- He/she/it
- ancestors
- Past
- ancestored
- Past participle
- ancestored
- -ing form
- ancestoring
From the library
“‘My ancestor, Sir Ralph Musgrave, was a prominent Cavalier and the right-hand man of Charles the Second in his wanderings,’ said my friend.
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