Thesaurus article:your ancestors

your ancestors

Yourancestorsare the people who lived a long time ago and are related to you in a direct line. It can also be used in a more general way to refer to earlier members of the same family or species.Ancestorcan be singular or plural.

I discovered that one of my ancestors was a member of King Henry VIII's court.

My ancestors are from Nova Scotia.

This is an Ice-Age ancestor of the elephant.

You can also talk about yourforebears(which can also be spelledforbears) or yourforefathers.Forebearis formal, andforefatheris used in literature. They are almost always used in the plural.

My forebears were enslaved and brought to this country.

I visited the land of my forefathers.

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释义	Thesaurus article:your ancestors your ancestors Yourancestorsare the people who lived a long time ago and are related to you in a direct line. It can also be used in a more general way to refer to earlier members of the same family or species.Ancestorcan be singular or plural. I discovered that one of my ancestors was a member of King Henry VIII's court. My ancestors are from Nova Scotia. This is an Ice-Age ancestor of the elephant. You can also talk about yourforebears(which can also be spelledforbears) or yourforefathers.Forebearis formal, andforefatheris used in literature. They are almost always used in the plural. My forebears were enslaved and brought to this country. I visited the land of my forefathers. Cambridge English Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//thesaurus/articles/your-ancestors##
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