host

«host» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who invites guests and looks after them, for… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a host, hosts); verb (host, hosts, hosted, hosting)

meaning for a pupil

1) A host is a person who invites guests and looks after them, for example at a party. tree →

2) A host is a person who presents a TV or radio show. tree →

3) A host is an animal or plant that another living thing (a parasite) lives on. tree →

4) To host means to hold an event or have guests. tree →

5) A host of things means a lot of them. tree →

6) A host can also mean a large army of soldiers, an old use of the word. tree →

sense in the lessons

In manners lessons, a good host greets guests, offers food and drink and makes everyone feel welcome; guests thank the host when they leave. In science, a flea lives on a host like a dog. In sport, a country hosts the Olympics or World Cup. In computing, a host is a computer that runs a website. Phrases: play host to, host a party, host country, a host of.

examples

• Our class is hosting a bake sale. tree →
• Remember to thank your host before you leave the party. tree →
• The quiz show host read the question. tree →
• A good host makes guests feel at home. tree →
• Ticks feed on a host animal like a deer. tree →
• Australia hosted the Olympic Games. tree →
• Mum hosted a dinner for the neighbours. tree →
• There were a host of reasons to celebrate. tree →
• Who has slain this mighty host?’ tree →

note

Countable: a host, hosts. «Hostess» is an older word for a woman host; «host» is now used for anyone. A host country is where an event takes place. Do not confuse with «ghost».

In the corpora

• A computer virus is named after real viruses because it copies itself by getting into a host, a program instead of a cell.
• Through the door they hear the Chief Weasel making a speech about «our kind host, Mr.
• The Chief Weasel's speech: «I should like to say one word about our kind host, Mr.
• When you leave a party you find the host and the birthday child and say goodbye and thank you.
• You wait until everyone is seated and served before eating, unless the host says to start.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «host» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.