- to act as host
- принимать гостей; быть за хозяина
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to act as host
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act as host — be the host … English contemporary dictionary
host — Ⅰ. host [1] ► NOUN 1) a person who receives or entertains guests. 2) the presenter of a television or radio programme. 3) a person, place, or organization that holds and organizes an event to which others are invited. 4) often humorous the… … English terms dictionary
host — host1 [hōst] n. [ME hoste < OFr hoiste < ML(Ec) hostia, consecrated host < L, animal sacrificed, prob. < hostire, to recompense, requite] 1. a wafer of the bread used in a Eucharistic service 2. [H ] a consecrated Eucharistic wafer… … English World dictionary
host — verb. This is first recorded in the 15c, and is not a modern verbalization of the noun. For this reason, objection to the use of host meaning ‘to act as host or compère of (a television show)’ is somewhat misconceived, although it is often… … Modern English usage
Host desecration — A desecrated host. Host desecration is a form of sacrilege in Christianity (most frequently identified as such in the traditions of Anglicanism, Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy, Lutheranism, and Roman Catholicism) involving the mistreatment or… … Wikipedia
host — host1 hostless, adj. hostship, n. /hohst/, n. 1. a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere: the host at a theater party. 2. a master of ceremonies, moderator, or interviewer for a television or radio program. 3. a person,… … Universalium
host — I [[t]hoʊst[/t]] n. v. host•ed, host•ing. n. 1) a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere 2) cvb sbz an emcee, moderator, or interviewer for a television or radio program 3) cvb a company, place, or the like that provides… … From formal English to slang
host — 1. n. 1 (usu. foll. by of) a large number of people or things. 2 archaic an army. 3 (in full heavenly host) Bibl. a the sun, moon, and stars. b the angels. Phrases and idioms: host (or hosts) of heaven = sense 3 of n. is a host in himself can do… … Useful english dictionary
Host — 1. n. 1 (usu. foll. by of) a large number of people or things. 2 archaic an army. 3 (in full heavenly host) Bibl. a the sun, moon, and stars. b the angels. Phrases and idioms: host (or hosts) of heaven = sense 3 of n. is a host in himself can do… … Useful english dictionary
host — host1 noun 1》 a person who receives or entertains other people as guests. ↘the presenter of a television or radio programme. 2》 Biology an animal or plant on or in which a parasite or commensal organism lives. 3》 the recipient of transplanted … English new terms dictionary
Host — • Archaeological and historical aspects Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Host Host † … Catholic encyclopedia
