āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ
a person who invites guests to a social event and ensures they have a pleasant experience while there
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As the host, she made sure all her guests had plenty to eat and drink.
āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨā§ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŦ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
1.1
āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ, āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ āĻ
an organization that supplies resources and facilities for an event or function
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The local community center was the host of the annual charity gala.
āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
1.2
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ, āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ
someone who owns or manages a place where travelers can stay, like an inn or a bed and breakfast
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She became a beloved host, known for her exceptional hospitality at the country inn.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
1.3
āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ, āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻŧ
the person in front of a camera who talks about different topics or invites guests to a TV or radio show
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She earned acclaim as the charismatic host of a popular morning news program.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¨āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻļāĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻšā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ
a large crowd of people or collection of things
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The garden was home to a host of colorful butterflies.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤
2.1
āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ, āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ
a flock of sparrows
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The sky was filled with a host of sparrows, creating a stunning sight.
āĻāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻ¤ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻšā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ, āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°
a computer or device on a network that provides services, resources, or data to other computers or devices, known as clients
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In a peer-to-peer network, each computer can function as both a host and a client.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°-āĻā§-āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
04
āĻšā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ, āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ
an animal or plant that a parasite lives on and gets food from, often harming it
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The oak tree became a host for the harmful mistletoe.
āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
05
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻž, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§
a large organized group of soldiers or an army
Old use
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Legends spoke of a host that defended the realm from invaders.
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŦāĻĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻā§ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
06
the consecrated bread used in the Christian ritual of the Mass or Holy Communion
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She received the host reverently during Holy Communion.
07
āĻšā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ, āĻā§āĻ°āĻšā§āĻ¤āĻž
a person or organism that receives a transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Medical teams monitored the host closely after the heart transplant.
āĻšā§āĻĻāĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻšā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
to host
01
āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to be the organizer of an event such as a meeting, party, etc. to which people are invited
Transitive: to host an event
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Friends may host a dinner party to celebrate special occasions with loved ones.
āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻĻāĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Sarah will host the new cooking program airing next month.
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻš āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
