host
To perform the role of a hostTo perform the role of a host.
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Meaning
3 sensesTo perform the role of a host.
Our company will host the annual conference this year.
I was terrible at hosting that show.
Gastgeber sein, ausrichten, durchführen
be the host of or for
(Internet)To run software made available to a remote user or process.
Kremvax hosts a variety of services.
bereitstellen
(intransitive, obsolete)To lodge at an inn.
Examples
196 sentencesTranslations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English hoste, from Old French oste (French: hôte), from Latin hospitem, accusFrom 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.
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Forms
hosts, hosting, hosted, hostedWord family
8 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.