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- [hohst]
- /hoʊst/
- /həʊst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hohst]
- /hoʊst/
Definitions of hosted word
- noun hosted a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere: the host at a theater party. 1
- noun hosted a master of ceremonies, moderator, or interviewer for a television or radio program. 1
- noun hosted a person, place, company, or the like, that provides services, resources, etc., as for a convention or sporting event: Our city would like to serve as host for the next Winter Olympics. 1
- noun hosted the landlord of an inn. 1
- noun hosted a living animal or plant from which a parasite obtains nutrition. 1
- noun hosted Surgery. the recipient of a graft. Compare donor (def 2). 1
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Origin of hosted
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English (h)oste (noun) < Middle French < Latin hospit- (stem of hospes) host, guest, stranger, perhaps < *hosti-pot(i)s or *hos-pot(i)s, equivalent to hos(ti)- combining form of hostis stranger (see host2) + -pot(i)s, akin to potis having the power to, posse to be able (see potent1) (hence, “one granting hospitality, one in charge of guests”); compare, with different initial elements, Greek despótēs master, despot, Lithuanian viẽšpats lord
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Parts of speech for Hosted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hosted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
hosted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hosted
verb hosted
- held — simple past tense and a past participle of hold1 .
- presented — to furnish or endow with a gift or the like, especially by formal act: to present someone with a gold watch.
- introduced — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- accommodated — to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige: to accommodate a friend by helping him move to a new apartment.
- compered — a host, master of ceremonies, or the like, especially of a stage revue or television program.
noun hosted
- crowded — If a place is crowded, it is full of people.
- massed — a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
- horded — a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd: a horde of tourists.
- clouded — of or relating to cloud computing: cloud software; cloud servers.
- routed — a bellow.
Antonyms for hosted
noun hosted
- guested — a person who spends some time at another person's home in some social activity, as a visit, dinner, or party.
Top questions with hosted
- who hosted snl tonight?
- who hosted snl?
- which country hosted the most olympic games?
- who hosted the academy awards?
- who hosted american bandstand?
- what does hosted bar mean?
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