host
Definitions
- A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels)
- The consecrated bread of the Eucharist.
- One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
- One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially
- A large number of items; a large inventory.
- One that provides a facility for an event.
- One that provides a facility for an event
- A person or organization responsible for running an event.
- A person or organization responsible for running an event
- A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.
- A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance
- The primary member of a system, typically the member who fronts most often
- The primary member of a system, typically the member who fronts most often.
- Any computer attached to a network.
- A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.
- An organism bearing certain genetic material, with respect to its cells.
- A paid male companion offering conversation and in some cases sex, as in certain types of bar in Japan.
Conjugation
Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of host.
Equivalents
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Azərbaycan diliaparmaq
বাংলামেজবান
Bosanskičetadomaćingazdakonakmoderatorpatronradšeregvoditeljvoditeljicaводитељводитељицагаздагосподардомаћинчета
Cymraegafrllad
Ελληνικάάγιος άρτοςαντίδωροδιοργανώνωδιοργανωτήςξενιστήςοικοδέσποιναοικοδεσπότηςστρατιάσυντονιστήςύψωμαφιλοξενώ
فارسیمیزبان
Suomiehtoollisleipähostataisännöidäisäntäisäntäeliöjoukkojuontaajuontajakantajaliutaoblaattiöylättipyörittääsotajoukkoverkkoasemaylläpitää
Galegohoste
Hrvatskičetadomaćingazdakonakmoderatorpatronradšeregvoditeljvoditeljicaводитељводитељицагаздагосподардомаћинчета
ქართულიმასპინძელი
Nederlandsbergdragergastgevergastheergastvrouwheerschaarhosthostenhostielegermoderatormodererenonderbrengenontvangenorganisatortroep
پښتوکوربه
Portuguêsanfitriãoapresentadorhospedarhospedeirohosthostehóstiamediadororganizadorpartícularealizador
Русскийведущийвойскогла́вная ЭВМгла́вный компью́теркле́тка-хозя́инмножествомодераторносительноси́тельницаоблаткаоргани́зм-хозя́инратьхозяинхозяйкахостцеремонийме́йстер
Slovenščinagostitelj
Српскиčetadomaćingazdakonakmoderatorpatronradšeregvoditeljvoditeljicaводитељводитељицагаздагосподардомаћинчета
தமிழ்நடத்து
Tagalogostiya
اردومیزبان
Examples
“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.”
“Our company is host⟳ of the annual conference this year.”
“The host⟳ was terrible, but the acts themselves were good.”
“Viruses depend⟳ on the host⟳ that they infect⟳ in order⟳ to be able to reproduce⟳.”
“A recent study⟳ explored the ecological variables that may contribute⟳ to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order⟳ of common reservoir hosts: rodents.”
“The so-called junk DNA is known, so far, to provide⟳ no apparent benefit to its host⟳.”
“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.”
“By Lady Day the Scriptorium was ready to receive⟳ the "copying and burrowing" of the host⟳ of readers who had been directed by Furnivall for the past twenty years.”
“the invading host⟳ that had sailed from Hellas in more than one thousand ships was of an unprecedented size.”
“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; […]”
“A short time since, some friends drinking tea one summer evening at their residence near Maidenhead, with all the windows of the drawing-room open⟳, there suddenly burst⟳ in a host⟳ of small flies, which covered the table and the furniture […]”
“England ran Tunisia ragged in that spell⟳ but were punished for missing a host⟳ of chances when Ferjani Sassi equalised from the penalty spot against the run⟳ of play⟳ after Kyle Walker was penalised for an elbow on Fakhreddine Ben Youssef.”
“In the immediate term, there is a host⟳ of new operating procedures to be developed and to become⟳ familiarised with, in accordance with social distancing.”
“Do you pray to the Holy Ghost when you suck⟳ your host⟳? / Do you read⟳ who's dead in the Irish Post⟳?”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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