host

CEFRA2

/həʊst/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who receives and entertains guests.

  2. 02

    verb

    To organize an event or provide a place for it.

Examples

  • The party ended with a speech by the host.

  • The talk show host interviewed a famous movie star yesterday.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /hoʊst/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person or organization responsible for running an event.

  2. One that provides a facility for an event.

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

More examples

In context

  • My host family often advises me.

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

  • Our company is host of the annual conference this year.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English hoste, from Old French oste (French: hôte), from Latin hospitem, accusative of hospes (“a host, also a sojourner, visitor, guest; hence, a foreigner, a stranger”), from *hostipotis, an old compound of hostis and the root of potis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis (“master of guests”), from *gʰóstis (“stranger, guest, enemy”) and *pótis (“owner, master, host, husband”). Used in English since 13th century.