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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/host/#m1)

2) A host is a person who presents a TV or radio show. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/host/#m2)

3) A host is an animal or plant that another living thing (a parasite) lives on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/host/#m3)

4) To host means to hold an event or have guests. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/host/#m4)

5) A host of things means a lot of them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/host/#m5)

6) A host can also mean a large army of soldiers, an old use of the word. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/host/#m6)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/host/#x1)
- Remember to thank your host before you leave the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/host/#x2)
- The quiz show host read the question. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/host/#x3)
- A good host makes guests feel at home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/host/#x4)
- Ticks feed on a host animal like a deer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/host/#x5)
- Australia hosted the Olympic Games. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/host/#x6)
- Mum hosted a dinner for the neighbours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/host/#x7)
- There were a host of reasons to celebrate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/host/#x8)
- Who has slain this mighty host?’ [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/host/#x9)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/258-the-microscopic-world-viruses-and-vaccines/16/)
- [Through the door they hear the Chief Weasel making a speech about «our kind host, Mr.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/70-willows-ch12-part1-the-secret-passage-at-night/11/)
- [The Chief Weasel's speech: «I should like to say one word about our kind host, Mr.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/70-willows-ch12-part1-the-secret-passage-at-night/31/)
- [When you leave a party you find the host and the birthday child and say goodbye and thank you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/126-goodbye-thanks-and-sorry/5/)
- [You wait until everyone is seated and served before eating, unless the host says to start.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/127-excuse-me-and-table-manners/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «host» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/host/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.