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Meaning of play host to | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To host an important event or visitor.

Equivalents

Ελληνικά φιλοξενώ
Suomi isännöidä

Examples

“Madrid played host to the 2022 Candidates Tournament.”
“The staff were used to playing host to royalty and world leaders at 10 Downing Street, not a little girl, a transvestite tramp, and his dog.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

play house play in play in Peoria play into someone's hands play it cheap play it close to the hip

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