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- [hohst]
- /hoʊst/
- /həʊst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hohst]
- /hoʊst/
Definitions of hosting word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of HOSTING web hosting 3
- noun hosting a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere: the host at a theater party. 1
- noun hosting a master of ceremonies, moderator, or interviewer for a television or radio program. 1
- noun hosting 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 hosting the landlord of an inn. 1
- noun hosting a living animal or plant from which a parasite obtains nutrition. 1
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Origin of hosting
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
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hosting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hosting 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hosting usage trend in Literature
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