Meaning of "host" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HOST

From French hoste, from Latin hospes guest, foreigner, from hostis enemy.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF HOST

host  [həʊst]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOST

Host 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 host in English.

WHAT DOES HOST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Host

Host and hostess most often refer to a person responsible for guests at an event and/or providing hospitality during it, or to an event's presenter or master or mistress of ceremonies. Host or hosts may also refer to: ▪ Host, an organism harboring another organism or organisms on or in itself ▪ Host, sacramental bread ▪ Host, "personality" as emphasized in treating dissociative identity disorder ▪ Host, the presenter or announcer on a radio show ▪ Host, Pennsylvania, a village in Berks County ▪ Talk show host, a presenter of a TV or radio talk show ▪ the Maître d'hôtel and/or head waiter of a restaurant or hotel...

Definition of host in the English dictionary

The first definition of host in the dictionary is a person who receives or entertains guests, esp in his own home. Other definition of host is a country or organization which provides facilities for and receives visitors to an event. Host is also the compere of a show or television programme.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HOST

PRESENT

Present

I host

you host

he/she/it hosts

we host

you host

they host

Present continuous

I am hosting

you are hosting

he/she/it is hosting

we are hosting

you are hosting

they are hosting

Present perfect

I have hosted

you have hosted

he/she/it has hosted

we have hosted

you have hosted

they have hosted

Present perfect continuous

I have been hosting

you have been hosting

he/she/it has been hosting

we have been hosting

you have been hosting

they have been hosting

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 hosted

you hosted

he/she/it hosted

we hosted

you hosted

they hosted

Past continuous

I was hosting

you were hosting

he/she/it was hosting

we were hosting

you were hosting

they were hosting

Past perfect

I had hosted

you had hosted

he/she/it had hosted

we had hosted

you had hosted

they had hosted

Past perfect continuous

I had been hosting

you had been hosting

he/she/it had been hosting

we had been hosting

you had been hosting

they had been hosting

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

FUTURE

Future

I will host

you will host

he/she/it will host

we will host

you will host

they will host

Future continuous

I will be hosting

you will be hosting

he/she/it will be hosting

we will be hosting

you will be hosting

they will be hosting

Future perfect

I will have hosted

you will have hosted

he/she/it will have hosted

we will have hosted

you will have hosted

they will have hosted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been hosting

you will have been hosting

he/she/it will have been hosting

we will have been hosting

you will have been hosting

they will have been hosting

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would host

you would host

he/she/it would host

we would host

you would host

they would host

Conditional continuous

I would be hosting

you would be hosting

he/she/it would be hosting

we would be hosting

you would be hosting

they would be hosting

Conditional perfect

I would have host

you would have host

he/she/it would have host

we would have host

you would have host

they would have host

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been hosting

you would have been hosting

he/she/it would have been hosting

we would have been hosting

you would have been hosting

they would have been hosting

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you host
we let´s host
you host

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to host

Past participle

hosted

Present Participle

hosting

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 «HOST»

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

synonyms of host

army · arrange · array · compere · crowd · drove · front · give · herd · hold · horde · innkeeper · introduce · lay on · legion · load · lot · master of ceremonies · mob · multitude · myriad · pack · present · presenter · proprietor · provide · swarm · throng · throw · wealth

TRANSLATION OF HOST

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 主人
• Translator English - Spanish: anfitrión
• English: host
• Translator English - Hindi: मेजबान
• Translator English - Arabic: مُضِيفٌ
• Translator English - Russian: хозяин
• Translator English - Portuguese: anfitrião
• Translator English - Bengali: নিমন্ত্রণকর্তা
• Translator English - French: hôte
• Translator English - Malay: Tuan rumah
• Translator English - German: Gastgeber
• Translator English - Japanese: ホスト
• Translator English - Korean: 주인
• Translator English - Javanese: Inang
• Translator English - Vietnamese: người chiêu đãi
• Translator English - Tamil: தொகுப்பாளர்
• Translator English - Marathi: यजमान
• Translator English - Turkish: evsahibi
• Translator English - Italian: ospite
• Translator English - Polish: gospodarz
• Translator English - Ukrainian: господар
• Translator English - Romanian: gazdă
• Translator English - Greek: οικοδεσπότης
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gasheer
• Translator English - Swedish: värd
• Translator English - Norwegian: vert

10 QUOTES WITH «HOST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word host.

1

Aeschylus

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

2

Marc Andreessen

Once you understand that everybody's going to get connected, a lot of things follow from that. If everybody gets the Internet, they end up with a browser, so they look at web pages - but they can also leave comments, create web pages. They can even host their own server! So not only is everybody consuming, they can also produce.

3

Richard Attias

The cost of infrastructure development to host a mega-event can be offset against economic growth over future decades.

4

Franz Beckenbauer

It would make me a lot happier if I could meet up again next year with as many friends as possible from all over the world who I've met during my career. That's where the great opportunity lies, for me personally, in our role as World Cup host.

5

Max Beerbohm

To mankind in general Macbeth and Lady Macbeth stand out as the supreme type of all that a host and hostess should not be.

6

Kurt Braunohler

It is true that I do not wear shoes as the host of 'Bunk.' I want 'Bunk' to feel like there's a slight possibility that a confident homeless man just wondered into the studio and started hosting a game show.

7

Regina Brett

Even if you have nothing in your wallet, nothing can keep you from having a great summer. You can listen to crickets sing you to sleep, trace the Big Dipper, breathe in the stars, run through a sprinkler, host a cartwheel contest in the front yard.

8

Kimberly Caldwell

I never thought I would become a television host, but I never thought anybody would pay me to just talk.

9

Trishelle Cannatella

I would like to host a show, something like travel or cooking or something like that, something I'm really interested in, and so I'm pitching a couple television shows.

10

Tucker Carlson

I can't wait to work for Rick Kaplan. He's a great producer. I would host an infomercial if he would produce it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOST»

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

The Host: A Novel

Featuring one of the most unusual love triangles in literature, THE HOST is a riveting and unforgettable novel about the persistence of love and the essence of what it means to be human. THE HOST movie opens in theaters on March 29, 2013.

Stephenie Meyer, 2010

The Host: A Novel

A member of a species that takes over the minds of human bodies, Wanderer is unable to disregard his host's love for a man in hiding, a situation that forces both possessor and host to become unwilling allies.

Stephenie Meyer, 2008

The Host: A Novel

Featuring one of the most unusual love triangles in literature, THE HOST is a riveting and unforgettable novel about the persistence of love and the essence of what it means to be human. THE HOST movie opens in theaters on March 29, 2013.

Stephenie Meyer, 2010

Among the Host of Heaven: The Syro-Palestinian Pantheon as ...

In this important study, Lowell Handy provides new directions for thinking on this crucial topic, arguing that the structure of the pantheon worshiped in Syria-Palestine mirrored the social structure of the city-states in that region.

Lowell K. Handy, 1994

Host Manipulation by Parasites

This innovative text provides an up-to-date, authoritative, and challenging review of host manipulation by parasites that assesses the current state of developments in the field and lays out a framework for future research.

David P. Hughes, Jacques Brodeur, Frédéric Thomas, 2012

OSSEC Host-Based Intrusion Detection Guide

Separating the wheat from the chaff is by no means an easy task. Hence the need for this book. The book is co-authored by Daniel Cid, who is the founder and lead developer of the freely available OSSEC host-based IDS.

Rory Bray, Daniel Cid, Andrew Hay, 2008

Host Cities and the Olympics: An Interactionist Approach

Rather than interpreting the Olympics as primarily a sporting event of international or national significance, this book understands the Games as a civic project for the host city that serves as a catalyst for a variety of urban interests ...

Harry H. Hiller, 2012

Host Family Survival Kit: A Guide for American Host Families

Looks at the experiences of exchange students and their host families, offering suggestions for the student's arrival, dealing with culture shock, and handling the holidays

Nancy King, Ken Huff, 1997

Exile of Lucifer

"Chronicles of the Host" is a fantastic novel of the beginning of all things. Follow Lucifer's deceptive plans to rule over Earth and his inevitable fall from grace.

D. Brian Shafer, 2002

Exile of Lucifer (Chronicles of the Host, Book 1)

Lucifer, the Anointed Cherub, whose ministry in heaven is devoted to the worship of the Most High God, has become pessimistic about his prospects in heaven.

D. Brian Shafer, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOST»

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

Conservative co-host Nicolle Wallace axed on 'The View' | Fox News

Bure is among those in the running to replace Wallace as a show co-host and is said to be a fave because she has those “strong opinions” and ... «Fox News, Jul 15»

ESPYs 2015: Host Joel McHale's Best Digs - ABC News

Host Joel McHale's opening monologue at the ESPY Awards took digs at some of the world's top athletes, from the Patriots' Rob Gronkowski to ... «ABC News, Jul 15»

Wanna bet? Trump wagers year's salary after MSNBC host calls him …

It's a complete and total lie,” O'Donnell told the show's host, former Rep. Joe Scarborough (R-Fla.). O'Donnell hosts his own show on MSNBC, ... «The Hill, Jul 15»

ESPYs host Joel McHale jokes about Jason Pierre-Paul's fireworks …

At least one joke from comedian and ESPYs host Joel McHale in Wednesday night's opening monologue was pretty explosive. McHale began ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

Researchers show that the mosquito smells, before it sees, a host

"Very little was known about what a host looks like to the mosquito and how a mosquito decides where to land and begin to feed," said UW ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»

Ferguson 1000 to host technology job fair on Saturday : Business

Ferguson 1000 will hold a technology job fair for residents of Ferguson and the St. Louis region on Saturday at the Ferguson Community ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»

Caitlyn Jenner ripped by Philadelphia radio host Howard Eskin; he …

Here's one high-profile critic that came out of the incredible moment: Philadelphia's WIP host Howard Eskin. He sent a tweet after Jenner's ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»

ESPYs Host Joel McHale Pokes Fun at Russell Wilson, Seahawks in …

ESPYs host Joel McHale wasted no time in poking fun at the Seahawks' decision to throw the football at the goal line—while trailing—in the ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»

NBC wants Magic Johnson to replace Donald Trump as host of the …

Now that Donald Trump's been fired as host of the Celebrity Apprentice, NBC is eyeing NBA legend and multi-millionaire Magic Johnson to fill ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Radio host Colin Cowherd leaving ESPN - The Detroit News

National radio host Colin Cowherd, who was critical of Jim Harbaugh during the Michigan coach's interview on his program earlier this month, ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»