host

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UK /həʊst/ US /hoʊst/

noun 8verb 3

Collocations

(noun.) person who receives and entertains visitors

ADJ

charming, generous, genial, good, perfect, welcoming

Sarah's generous host offered her a comfortable room and homemade breakfast every morning.

VERB + HOST

act as, play

My friend decided to play host for the dinner party last weekend.

HOST + NOUN

club, community, country, family, government, nation, society, state

The host family welcomed us warmly on our first evening in France.

PREP

~ to

The old theater has been host to thousands of concerts and memorable performances over the decades.

(noun.) person who introduces a television or radio show

ADJ

chat-show, game-show, talk-show, television, TV

She became a famous talk-show host after winning a local radio competition five years ago.

(verb.)

ADV

jointly

Two universities jointly hosted the international conference last spring.

VERB + HOST

agree to, offer to

be keen to

My school was keen to host the music festival next spring.

PHRASES

a bid to host sth

Several countries made a bid to host the World Cup next year.

Definitions

noun

One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.

A good host is always considerate of the guest’s needs.

Time is like a fashionable host, / That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand.

One that provides a facility for an event.

A person or organization responsible for running an event.

Our company is host of the annual conference this year.

A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.

The host was terrible, but the acts themselves were good.

The primary member of a system, typically the member who fronts most often.

verb

To perform the role of a host.

Our company will host the annual conference this year.

I was terrible at hosting that show.

To lodge at an inn.

Where you shall host.

To run software made available to a remote user or process.

Kremvax hosts a variety of services.

CMU/TEK TCP/IP software uses an excessive amount of cpu resources for terminal support both outbound, when accessing another system, and inbound, when the local system is hosting a session.

noun

A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels)

Why, Plugson, even thy own host is all in mutiny: Cotton is conquered; but the ‘bare backs’ — are worse covered than ever!

All about the hosts of Mordor raged.

A large number of items; a large inventory.

The dealer stocks a host of parts for my Model A.

I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; […]

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — (computer science) a computer that provides client stations

server

noun — a vast multitude

noun — archaic terms for army

legion

noun — the owner or manager of an inn

innkeeper
boniface

noun — a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an intr

emcee

Antonyms

parasite

Idioms & Phrases

reckon without one's host

To calculate one's bill without checking with the host or landlord; hence, to come to false conclusions, to miscalculate.

He had flattered himself, that this gentlewoman would decline the proposal, as she was a person seemingly of a demure disposition, who had been born and bred in the city, where suc

Example Bank

A good host is always considerate of the guest’s needs.

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Time is like a fashionable host, / That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand.

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Our company is host of the annual conference this year.

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Our company will host the annual conference this year.

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I was terrible at hosting that show.

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I’ll be hosting tonight. I hope I’m not terrible.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, host is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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