guest

/ɡɛst/
noun 5name 4verb 3

Collocations

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1

(noun.) person that you invite to your home

ADJ

house

honoured, welcome

The president arrived at the ceremony as an honoured guest and sat in the front row.

unexpected, uninvited

My parents were surprised when unexpected guests arrived at our door on Saturday evening.

unwanted, unwelcome

My cousin arrived without warning and I realized she had become an unwelcome guest in my home.

VERB + GUEST

invite

We invited several guests from work to our wedding celebration last month.

entertain

We always entertain our guests with games and music at family gatherings.

GUEST + NOUN

room

2

(noun.) person invited to an event

ADJ

chief, principal

The principal guest at the wedding ceremony was the bride's grandmother.

dinner, party, reception, restaurant, wedding

The restaurant guests complained about the slow service during their meal last night.

VERB + GUEST

greet, welcome

GUEST + VERB

attend sth

Many guests attended the wedding reception and enjoyed the celebration.

GUEST + NOUN

list

PHRASES

a guest of honour

3

(noun.) person who is staying at a hotel

ADJ

hotel | frequent, regular

4

(noun.) at a public event/on a radio or television show

ADJ

special

The school invited a special guest to talk to us about working as a doctor.

GUEST + NOUN

artist, celebrity, star

The talk show invited several celebrity guests to discuss their latest film projects.

speaker

appearance

The famous actor made a guest appearance at the charity concert last month.

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