"host" meaning in English

See host in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /həʊst/ [UK], /hoʊst/ [US] Audio: en-us-host.ogg [US] Forms: host [singular], hosts [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A host is a person or animal who makes a place for others and usually provides food and drink.
    Sense id: simple-host-en-noun-PZnwcN-P

Verb

IPA: /həʊst/ [UK], /hoʊst/ [US] Audio: en-us-host.ogg [US] Forms: host [canonical], hosts [third-person, singular], hosted [past], hosted [past, participle], hosting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you host a party or event, you make a place for it and you help to organise it.
    Sense id: simple-host-en-verb-nnH4wWC~
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          "text": "The host of the party was so busy, she didn't have time to eat."
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          "text": "Some insects lay their eggs in a living host, which is eaten when the eggs hatch."
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