Meaning of "guest" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GUEST

Old English giest guest, stranger, enemy; related to Old Norse gestr, Gothic gasts, Old High German gast, Old Slavonic gostǐ, Latin hostis enemy.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF GUEST

guest  [ɡɛst]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GUEST

Guest is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb guest in English.

WHAT DOES GUEST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Guest

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Definition of guest in the English dictionary

The first definition of guest in the dictionary is a person who is entertained, taken out to eat, etc, and paid for by another. Other definition of guest is a person who receives hospitality at the home of another. Guest is also a person who receives the hospitality of a government, establishment, or organization.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GUEST

PRESENT

Present

I guest

you guest

he/she/it guests

we guest

you guest

they guest

Present continuous

I am guesting

you are guesting

he/she/it is guesting

we are guesting

you are guesting

they are guesting

Present perfect

I have guested

you have guested

he/she/it has guested

we have guested

you have guested

they have guested

Present perfect continuous

I have been guesting

you have been guesting

he/she/it has been guesting

we have been guesting

you have been guesting

they have been guesting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I guested

you guested

he/she/it guested

we guested

you guested

they guested

Past continuous

I was guesting

you were guesting

he/she/it was guesting

we were guesting

you were guesting

they were guesting

Past perfect

I had guested

you had guested

he/she/it had guested

we had guested

you had guested

they had guested

Past perfect continuous

I had been guesting

you had been guesting

he/she/it had been guesting

we had been guesting

you had been guesting

they had been guesting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will guest

you will guest

he/she/it will guest

we will guest

you will guest

they will guest

Future continuous

I will be guesting

you will be guesting

he/she/it will be guesting

we will be guesting

you will be guesting

they will be guesting

Future perfect

I will have guested

you will have guested

he/she/it will have guested

we will have guested

you will have guested

they will have guested

Future perfect continuous

I will have been guesting

you will have been guesting

he/she/it will have been guesting

we will have been guesting

you will have been guesting

they will have been guesting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would guest

you would guest

he/she/it would guest

we would guest

you would guest

they would guest

Conditional continuous

I would be guesting

you would be guesting

he/she/it would be guesting

we would be guesting

you would be guesting

they would be guesting

Conditional perfect

I would have guest

you would have guest

he/she/it would have guest

we would have guest

you would have guest

they would have guest

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been guesting

you would have been guesting

he/she/it would have been guesting

we would have been guesting

you would have been guesting

they would have been guesting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you guest
we let´s guest
you guest

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to guest

Past participle

guested

Present Participle

guesting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «GUEST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «guest» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of guest

boarder · caller · client · company · lodger · patron · resident · visitant · visitor

TRANSLATION OF GUEST

Find out the translation of guest to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of guest from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «guest» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 客人
• Translator English - Spanish: huésped
• English: guest
• Translator English - Hindi: अतिथि
• Translator English - Arabic: ضَيْف
• Translator English - Russian: гость
• Translator English - Portuguese: convidado
• Translator English - Bengali: অতিথি
• Translator English - French: invité
• Translator English - Malay: Tetamu
• Translator English - German: Gast
• Translator English - Japanese: 客
• Translator English - Korean: 손님
• Translator English - Javanese: Tamu
• Translator English - Vietnamese: khách
• Translator English - Tamil: விருந்தினர்
• Translator English - Marathi: अतिथी
• Translator English - Turkish: konuk
• Translator English - Italian: ospite
• Translator English - Polish: gość
• Translator English - Ukrainian: гість
• Translator English - Romanian: oaspete
• Translator English - Greek: καλεσμένος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gas
• Translator English - Swedish: gäst
• Translator English - Norwegian: gjest

10 QUOTES WITH «GUEST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word guest.

1

Aeschylus

What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest?

2

Malin Akerman

I always did TV commercials and made great money to put myself through school. That became guest starring roles on TV shows.

3

Joan Van Ark

I had been doing plays in New York and on a whim we packed up and moved West, I started doing commercials and plays and guest star spots on TV and one thing led to another and I got Knots Landing.

4

Michael Biehn

I would say that one of the things that we are proud of is that we are attracting very interesting guest stars. One is Tyne Daly, who has done a wonderful job.

5

James Blunt

My grandparents live in Cley, and my dad now has the windmill which is a guest house. So I've spent much time up there, but a lot of it was at school as well, and my dad was sent abroad so often as well with the army.

6

Erma Bombeck

Do you know what you call those who use towels and never wash them, eat meals and never do the dishes, sit in rooms they never clean, and are entertained till they drop? If you have just answered, 'A house guest,' you're wrong because I have just described my kids.

7

Lizzie Andrew Borden

I know what she used to do sometimes. She kept her best cape she wore on the street in there, and she used occasionally to go up there to get it and to take it into her room. She kept a great deal in the guest room drawers.

8

Beth Broderick

The average actor might only be able to book six to eight guest star jobs a year - that would be high. So when you start doing the math, you can't live on that in Los Angeles.

9

Carol Burnett

I'm glad I was born when I was. My time was the golden age of variety. If I were starting out again now, maybe things would happen for me, but it certainly would not be on a variety show with 28 musicians, 12 dancers, two major guest stars, 50 costumes a week by Bob Mackie. The networks just wouldn't spend the money today.

10

Kate Burton

I recurred on 'Grey's Anatomy' for three years, and at the same time, I recurred for eight episodes on 'Rescue Me'. And I'd recurred for nine episodes on 'The Practice'. Frankly, the guest star is often the most compelling character.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUEST»

Discover the use of guest in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to guest and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Effective Guest House Management

Beginning with information on how to build, equip, and decorate a guest house, this guide reveals how to deal with guests from reservation to checkout, all while providing world-class customer service and value for the money.

Ronelle Henning, 2008

The Collected Poems of Barbara Guest

The lifework of a preeminent New York School poet

Barbara Guest, Hadley Guest, 2008

Ordinary People

GUEST/ORDINARY PEOPLE

Judith Guest, 1982

The Wunderkammer of Lady Charlotte Guest

It sheds light on the interrelationships among antiquarianism, philosophy, folklore collection, and children's literature that underlie the works of such seminal creators of the Victorian fairy tale as the Brothers Grimm.".

Erica Obey, 2007

Ronald Dworkin: Third Edition

Accessibly written for a wide readership, this book captures the complexity and depth of thought of Ronald Dworkin.

Stephen Guest, 2012

Guest on the Law of Assignment

This text explains the nature of assignment, commencing with a definition of assignment, before outlining and giving examples of choses in action.

Anthony Gordon Guest, 2012

The Guest Worker Question in Postwar Germany

This book provides the first English-language history of the postwar labor migration to West Germany.

Rita Chin, 2007

Behind the Disappearances: Argentina's Dirty War Against ...

2. The War Begins

Iain Guest, 1990

Managing the guest experience in hospitality

This book is organized around the 14 "Service Principles" with a chapter dedicated to each.

Robert Clayton Ford, Cherrill P. Heaton, 2000

Charming Guest Rooms: Decorating Secrets from Country Inns

Find out the secrets used by charming country inns to make overnight visitors feel welcome.

Mickey Baskett, Phyllis Mueller, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUEST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term guest is used in the context of the following news items.

Jeff Traylor is special guest at ninth annual East Texas Passing …

The now Longhorns assistant coach is back in Gilmer this week as the academy's special guest. The former Gilmer head coach won three state ... «KLTV, Jul 15»

Guest column: More to women's soccer than just World Cup

The author is a forward for the NWSL's Washington Spirit. A Connecticut native who starred at Penn State, she has also played for clubs in ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

Guest Opinion: Founders' preference for religion was not vague

I was perplexed when I read Tom McCreedy's article on July 3, entitled: “A moral compass and non-specific religion guided Founders” in the ... «The Idaho Statesman, Jul 15»

Guest column: Prohm's religious views could lead to trouble at ISU

I'd estimate I taught something like 100 classes in my 20-plus years at Iowa State University, and not once did I ask those students to pray ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»

Guest Commentary: Colorado essential in nation's military traning

Colorado sets the gold standard for military training, whether on the Western Slope, at Cheyenne Mountain, the U.S. Air Force Academy ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»

Taylor Swift Experiences a Stage Malfunction Moments After Lorde …

Minutes before the whole malfunction, guests of all ages were treated to another fabulous and oh-so-fierce surprise guest. But before the A-list ... «E! Online, Jul 15»

Will Tom Cruise Guest Star on Fox's 'Minority Report' Series?

Tom Cruise poses with some lucky fans on the set of his new film Mena on Sunday (July 12) in Atlanta, Ga. The 53-year-old actor was seen ... «Just Jared, Jul 15»

Guest Column: Spotlight on Philly is founded in history

Guest Column: Spotlight on Philly is founded in history. By Rich Westcott, Times Guest Columnist. Posted: 07/13/15, 10:17 PM EDT | Updated: 2 hrs ago. «The Delaware County Daily Times, Jul 15»

Guest Commentary: Donating organs saves lives

Eric Lowe, an organ recovery specialist for the Donor Alliance in Denver, places a kidney in a jar wrapped in plastic and places it in a ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»

Isle of Wight ferry guest jumped overboard but is saved by lifeboat

Before being rescued he was seen desperately trying to keep his head above the water after plummeting from the 57ft tall vessel near a busy ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»