guest
part of speech
noun (guest, guests)
meaning for a pupil
1) A guest is a person who is invited to your home, to a party or to an event. tree →
2) A guest is also a person staying at a hotel. tree →
3) A guest on a show is a visitor who comes to talk or perform. tree →
4) «Be my guest» means «go ahead, help yourself». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A person invited to a meal. In Proverbs the guests are those lured to the house of the foolish woman. Interpretation: Welcoming guests (hachnasat orchim) is a great mitzvah, modeled on Abraham. Proverbs' "guests in the depths" warns against tempting but deadly folly. In the primary lessons: People counted at a party, often to share food or seats among them. In everyday life and manners: greet your guests, offer them a drink, say thank you when you are a guest. In stories: a surprise guest arrives. Phrases: «guest room», «special guest», «guest list», «be my guest».
examples
- And all the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way. (Prophets 1KI.1.49, JPS 1917) tree →
- But he knoweth not that the shades are there; that her guests are in the depths of the nether-world. (Writings PRO.9.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. (Prophets 1KI.1.41, JPS 1917) tree →
- 24 guests came to the party. tree →
- Each guest gets 2 slices of cake. tree →
- Tables seat 6 guests each. tree →
- 5 more guests arrived late. tree →
- We had a guest speaker at school today. tree →
- Grandpa sleeps in the guest room when he visits. tree →
- The hotel has 80 guests this weekend. tree →
- A good guest says thank you before going home. tree →
- And who were these distinguished guests? tree →
note
Guests are the number of people; «each guest gets» means multiply, «guests per table» means divide (and round up for tables). Trap: remember to count the host if the question says so. Do not confuse with «guessed» (past of guess), which sounds the same.
In the corpora
- And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating.
- And all the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
- But he knoweth not that the shades are there; that her guests are in the depths of the nether-world.
- Hopes are not news: "a special guest" at assembly does not mean the singer everybody wants.
- The guests go home with pockets full of treats for their little brothers and sisters.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «guest» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.