guest
To appear as a guest, especially on a broadcastTo appear as a guest, especially on a broadcast.
» We're having some guests over this evening.
Wir haben heute Abend ein paar Gäste. — Espi
Цього вечора у нас будуть гості. — deniko
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3 senses(intransitive)To appear as a guest, especially on a broadcast.
gastieren
гости́тьgostítʹ, быть в гостя́хbytʹ v gostjáx
(intransitive)As a musician: to play as a guest, providing an instrument that a band/orchestra does not normally have in its line up (for instance, percussion in a string band).
(obsolete, transitive)To receive or entertain hospitably.
Examples
913 sentencesWe're having some guests over this evening.
Цього вечора у нас будуть гості. — deniko
deWir haben heute Abend ein paar Gäste. — Espi
Tom is a guest in our home.
Том гість у нашому домі. — deniko
I plan to invite a lot of guests to the opening ceremony.
Планую запросити багатьох гостей на церемонію відкриття. — brambury
ruЯ планирую пригласить много гостей на церемонию открытия. — odexed
Tom is our guest.
Том — наш гість. — deniko
ruТом - наш гость. — Hayabusa
deTom ist unserer Gast. — mairyu
Tom is a guest.
Том гість. — deniko
ruТом - гость. — marafon
deTom ist ein Gast. — christian42
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English gest, from Old Norse gestr, which replaced or was merged with Old EnglFrom Middle English gest, from Old Norse gestr, which replaced or was merged with Old English ġiest, both from Proto-Germanic *gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (“stranger, guest, host, someone with whom one has reciprocal duties of hospitality”). Doublet of host, from Latin.
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Forms
guests, guesting, guested, guestedWord family
31 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- the guest room
- guest room
- the guest list
- how many guests
- is our guest
- guest list
- all the guests
- our guests are
- guests tonight
- many guests
- have a guest
- on the guest