Host - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a vast multitude (syn: horde, legion)
- an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
- a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers) (syn: emcee)
- archaic terms for army (syn: legion)
- any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event
- the owner or manager of an inn (syn: boniface, innkeeper)
- a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion
- (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network (syn: server)
verb
Extra examples
We were very well hosted and even dined at his house.
Next year our country will host the Olympic Games.
Our host greeted us at the door.
The gallery is playing host to an exhibition of sculpture.
Which country is going to host the next World Cup?
Next week's show will be hosted by Sarah Cox.
Who will play host to the next Olympic Games?
Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games
We hosted 4 couples last night
He violated the unwritten rule that you must thank your host before you leave a party.
...I have been tasked by the host with bringing the pies for Thanksgiving this year....
...a cheery grin on the host of the holiday party...
...it would be churlish for any dinner guest to express anything but gratitude for his host's generous hospitality...
...the consecration of the Host during Communion...
...loutish tourists who are contemptuous of the ways and traditions of their host countries...
Word forms
I/you/we/they: host
he/she/it: hosts
present participle: hosting
past tense: hosted
past participle: hosted
singular: host
plural: hosts
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