Host (masculine) and hostess (feminine) most often refer to a person responsible for guests at an event or providing hospitality during it. (Wikipedia) (See all definitions)
The game will be Saturday at lunchtime, as a host of new names on both sides look set to make their debuts on English soil.
SPORTS
Another plus for health-conscious eaters is that dulse contains a host of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants and has twice the nutritional value of kale.
FOOD & BEVERAGES
As London is the most important market in the UK where contract bottling, sourcing, private label & bulk trade happens, we decided to make it our host city for IBWSS UK»
FOOD & BEVERAGES
Plus, the Kitchen hosts test just how hot your hot sauce is and reveal new twists on the classic buffalo flavor with hummus, potatoes and meatballs.
FOOD & BEVERAGES
Patrick Herrmann put the hosts ahead, before substitute Ikechukwu Uche equalized for Villarreal.
SPORTS
Associate Director Juan Camilo Alvarez hosts this weekly segment of CreditMatters TV.
BUSINESS
[Update: The company has said that it aims to host both non-SAFT presales as well as actual token sales on the platform.]
BUSINESS
As part of our effort, we regularly host investor meetings at which managers have an opportunity to discuss their investment strategies and return profiles, and respond to inquiries from allocators.
BUSINESS
Despite a host of jokes about the kitchen being a woman’s place, when it comes to professional kitchens, food service is traditionally been a man’s domain.
FOOD & BEVERAGES
Chelsea host Swansea City looking to at least maintain their lead…
SPORTS
Safeway Open host and outspoken NBC Sports golf analyst Johnny Miller contended Tiger’s no-show was no shocker.
SPORTS
However, Gatti was axed after a string of unconvincing performances by the host nation and Menotti decided to go with Fillol.
SPORTS
His constant use of Scripture as a resource for mounting attacks against contemporary injustice prepares us for Pablo Richard, Severino Croatto, José Miranda and a host of others.
RELIGION
Giada De Laurentiis hosts Christmas Eve dinner to celebrate The Feast of the Seven Fishes with her Italian family.
FOOD & BEVERAGES
The picturesque farm is nestled in rolling hills on 1,200 acres of pastureland near Petaluma, and hosts an organic herd of more than 200 cows.
FOOD & BEVERAGES
Boston University (1-3-2) awaits on Friday, while Rhode Island (2-4-0) will be the host on Sunday.
SPORTS
Through an innovative, interactive platform, stakeholders — host facilities, systems integrators, and energy investors — gain an understanding of the economic opportunities of third-party financed solar projects and a streamlined process to support them.
BUSINESS
Arsenal host struggling Leicester City on Tuesday night, and there is a sense of optimism around the club, despite the humiliating defeat on Saturday.
SPORTS
A Proper Chicagoan, who visits in Chestnut Hill, would meet his host «sfriends in their own houses; in Lake Forest, the Philadelphian would be morelikely to meet his Proper Chicagoan’s friends at various elaborate countryclubs.»
SPORTS
To help you find out whether the Stellarport decentralised exchange is the right trading platform for you, we’ve gathered a host of useful information about the features this platform offers.
BUSINESS
Other games that have been inspired by viral videos have included Egged On (based on a gag utilized by late-night host Jimmy Fallon), Flip Challenge (inspired by the bottle flipping trend on YouTube), and Speak Out (also inspired by viral web videos).
BUSINESS
«One is obviously maple syrup, maple sugar derivatives and a host of things of that nature,» he says, noting that these include candy and creams.
FOOD & BEVERAGES
With Cardiff also having been confirmed as the host city for the World Half Marathon Championships in 2016 at an earlier session of the IAAF’s council meeting in Monaco on Friday, UKA described a «golden four year period» of major world championships for the sport.
SPORTS
Our primary [teachers] today are popular singers, actors, and talk-show hosts, and they have led us to ruin.
RELIGION
And the gallery at Vasse Felix winery in Margaret River hosts exhibitions of works from owner Janet Holmes à Court’s extensive collection of Australian art.
FOOD & BEVERAGES
I do it all of the time; guests are amazed and hosts welcome such!
FOOD & BEVERAGES
Sporting an untrimmed beard, swept back hair, circles under his eyes and dressed in a light jacket, untucked shirt with two buttons undone, sneakers and jeans, the paunchy 6 foot, three-inch CEO looks the host of a wild party, the morning after.
BUSINESS
We have had a whole host of massive opportunities to go clear at the top so this bad patch we are talking about have been throughout the whole season so far.
SPORTS
Even so, the hosts didn’t appear to carry a huge goal threat.
SPORTS
The Annual TASTE AWARDS are the original awards for the Lifestyle Entertainment Industry, and the highest awards for creators, producers, hosts, and directors of Lifestyle Programs, Series, Shows & Cinema.
FOOD & BEVERAGES
Typically, the host will deliver advertising messages personally and in his or her own words.
BUSINESS
According to some Christian leaders at the time, all signs pointed to Christ’s second coming — and with that, something called the rapture where all Christians disappear, leaving everyone else to face a host of apocalyptic disasters.
RELIGION
«You don’t understand my church like I do,» Romney tells conservative Iowa radio host Jan Mickelson near the beginning of the roughly five-minute video, recorded in August 2007.
RELIGION
Food blog design and development We will design, develop, host and launch your food blog and support you in your first steps and continue to provide tech and creative support in your work.
FOOD & BEVERAGES
Collins told the club’s official website: «We’re going to have to go to Swansea and then host Burnley in the next couple of weeks and pick up our points from those games.
SPORTS
Since 2015, the Fox News chairman Roger Ailes, the Fox News prime-time host Bill O’Reilly and the comedian and actor Bill Cosby have suffered professional, financial or reputational setbacks after numerous women told stories of their sexual misconduct.
BUSINESS
Should Aubameyang make the switch to the Emirates, he, like Evans, would greatly improve the Gunners» squad, as it would add a whole host of firepower to their attack.
SPORTS
He told Kirkpatrick, in response to the host mentioning reports employees had pushed for Facebook to remove posts by Trump they considered hate speech, «My mission is to give more people a voice.»
BUSINESS
My hosts posted the speech online, forever linking my name with my great-grandfather’s in cyberspace.
RELIGION
It was littered with beer bottle caps, cigarette butts and other rubbish that had gathered over the year of it playing unfortunate host to a share-house of 20-something boys who liked to have parties frequently but responsibly dispose of their litter less often.
FOOD & BEVERAGES
Norway, which is looking to boost its own border defenses, has played host to US military equipment for decades and recently welcomed an extended deployment of US Marines.
BUSINESS
Oxford University Hockey Club and Oxford University Sport are proud to host: London 2012 Olympic Bronze Medallists Great Britain Women’s Hockey Team in a special showcase match Start: Pushback at 5.00 pm Following regular time (regardless of results) teams will partake in a penalty shuttle shootout!
SPORTS
Dr. Mehmet Oz a cardiothoracic surgeon, author, and host of the Dr. Oz television show announced that red palm oil is the world’s next miracle food.
FOOD & BEVERAGES
I like the setup, especially because there are so many faux bulls… out there and a colossal number of bears in bulls» clothing,» the «Mad Money» host said.
BUSINESS
For CTV entertainment host and blogger Elaine Lui — A.K.A. Lainey Gossip — the Oscars are the Super Bowl of scuttlebutt.
BUSINESS
A 0-0 draw extended the hosts» unbeaten Bundesliga run to three games, but they sit just three points above third-bottom Mainz after failing to take advantage of Jan Moravek’s dismissal early in the second half.
SPORTS
Friday on MSNBC’s «Andrea Mitchell Reports,» Parkland survivor and gun control activist David Hogg refused to accept Fox News host Laura Ingraham’s apology for criticizing him on Twitter about not getting into colleges.
BUSINESS
Primetime Politics this week… On this week’s Alberta Primetime politics panel, I joined Rob Breakenridge, Roberto Noce and host Michael Higgins to discuss the Gay-Straight Alliance debate, Moe Amery «s texting-while-driving-demerits bill, and Bill 2: Alberta Accountability Act.
BUSINESS
Captain Landon is no stranger to All Sports Series and for the first run in the VBall League he has brought with him a host of talented players..
SPORTS
Brighton, meanwhile, host Coventry City in the FA Cup fifth round next Saturday afternoon, before entertaining Swansea City at the Amex Stadium seven days later.
SPORTS
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Предложения
Long-lasting displacement is a huge burden on host families and tensions arise between the displaced and their host communities, mainly over natural resources.
Продолжительное перемещение ложится тяжелым бременем на принимающие семьи, и в отношениях между перемещенными лицами и принимающими их общинами возникает напряженность, главным образом из-за природных ресурсов.
Parasites are organisms that cannot live independently of their host.
Разные виды паразитов представляют собой организмы, которые не могут жить самостоятельно, но исключительно за счет своего носителя.
A receiving host can be the recipient host itself, or a relay host.
Получающий хост может быть непосредственно хостом получателя, или ретранслирующим хостом.
Each server host SHOULD have a host key.
Каждому серверному хосту следует иметь ключ (host key).
Individual Internet host computers use domain names as host identifiers, also called host names.
Отдельные хост-компьютеры Интернета используют имена доменов в качестве идентификаторов хостов, также называемых именами хостов.
Adapting slowly down the generations, it survived through the humans, host after host after host.
When the hardware address of the destination host is known, the sending host has all the required information to communicate with the remote host.
Когда аппаратный адрес хоста назначения известен, отправляющий хост имеет всю необходимую информацию для связи с удаленным хостом.
All of this to ensure you have a safe, comfortable environment and that your host family is a suitable host.
Все это гарантирует, что у вас есть безопасная, комфортная среда и что ваша принимающая семья является подходящим хозяином.
You can host your store anywhere which means you are not limited to a particular host or pay high hosting fees.
Вы можете разместить свой магазин в любом месте, что означает, что вы не ограничены определенным хостом или платите высокие хостинговые сборы.
Likewise, negative reviews of a particular host can sometimes come from unscrupulous competitors of that host.
Точно так же, отрицательные отзывы о конкретном хосте может иногда приходят от недобросовестных конкурентов этого хоста.
For indirect parasites, there will always be a definitive host and an intermediate host.
Для косвенных паразитов всегда будет определенный хост и промежуточный хозяин.
In most cases, a host determines that it must send a packet to another host.
В большинстве случаев хост определяет необходимость отправки пакета на другой хост.
If instead transmission to another host requires host mobility,
Если вместо передачи к другому «хозяину» необходима мобильность «хозяина»,
This allows you to see a report of all of the routers between the local host and the remote host.
Это позволяет просматривать отчет обо всех маршрутизаторах между локальным и удаленным узлом.
Pinging the local host address does nothing to diagnose communications problems with a remote host.
Опрос адреса локального хоста ничего не дает для диагностирования проблем взаимодействия с удаленным узлом.
The winning host completes enumeration, including seizing ownership of the losing host.
Победивший хост продолжает проход, включая завладевание проигравшим хостом.
In this case, the intermediate host becomes a natural reservoir host.
В этом случае промежуточный носитель становится естественным резервуарным носителем.
It is well adapted to these camels that have turned from an intermediate host to a stable and natural reservoir host.
Он хорошо адаптировался к этим верблюдам, которые из промежуточного носителя превратились в стабильного и естественного резервуарного носителя.
Credence reveals he is the real host, having lived longer than any other host due to the intensity of his magic.
Криденс показывает, что он является носителем обскура, прожившим дольше любого другого носителя из-за силы его магии.
Describes how to migrate virtual machines to new host servers before removing a server as host.
Перенос виртуальных машин на новые серверы перед прекращением использования компьютера в качестве сервера.
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хозяин, множество, ведущий, воинство, принимать гостей, вести программу
существительное ↓
- хозяин (по отношению к гостю)
host country — дип. принимающая страна 
to act as host — принимать гостей, быть хозяином; быть за хозяина
- хозяин гостиницы; трактирщик; содержатель постоялого двора (тж. шутл. mine host)
- биол. хозяин (паразитирующего организма)
- радио, тлв. ведущий, конферансье
- спец. основное устройство
- главный компьютер, центральный процессор
- множество, уйма; толпа, сонм
hosts of friends — масса друзей
a host of children — куча детей
a whole host of servants — целая армия слуг
a host of difficulties — множество /тьма/ трудностей
a host of thoughts — сонм мыслей
- поэт., арх. войско, воинство
the host(s) of heaven, the heavenly host — а) силы небесные, небесное воинство (об ангелах); б) небесные светила
the Lord of Hosts — библ. господь сил
a host in himself — ≅ один стоит многих
- гостия; тело христово (хлеб, облатка)
глагол ↓
- выступать в роли хозяина, принимать гостей; быть распорядителем
to host the VIP’s around the town — показывать город важным гостям
- разг. выступать в роли ведущего
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
the loquacious host of a radio talk show — словоохотливый ведущий радио ток-шоу
a TV show that spawned a host of imitations — телепередача, породившая множество подражаний /похожих передач/
to act / play as host — принимать гостей
host of a live radio programme — ведущий прямой радиопередачи
a host in oneself — работник, который стоит многих
to host a party for — быть хозяином вечера, устраивать вечер для
to host a reception — быть хозяином на вечере
host processor — главный процессор
host-language processor — процессор базового языка
host interface — интерфейс главного процессора
chiral clefts in guest-host chemistry — хиральные щели в химии гость-хозяин
host a formal dinner — устраивать официальный обед
Примеры с переводом
He makes a great host.
Он отличный хозяин.
Who will play host to the next Olympic Games?
Какой город будет принимать следующую Олимпиаду?
Our host greeted us at the door.
Наш хозяин встретил нас у двери.
We were very well hosted and even dined at his house.
В его доме нас очень хорошо приняли и даже накормили ужином.
The host circulated among the guests.
Хозяин подходил то к одному гостю, то к другому.
We hosted 4 couples last night.
Прошлой ночью у нас гостили четыре пары.
Our host gave us an effusive welcome.
Наш хозяин приветствовал нас уж очень радушно. / Наш хозяин устроил нам чересчур радушный приём.
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Примеры, ожидающие перевода
…a host of adorable moppets were hired for the ad campaign… 
The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith
…the consecration of the Host during Communion…
Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке ☰, напротив примера.
Возможные однокоренные слова
hostage — заложник, залог
hosting — главенство, выполнение роли ведущего, являться главным
Формы слова
verb
I/you/we/they: host
he/she/it: hosts
ing ф. (present participle): hosting
2-я ф. (past tense): hosted
3-я ф. (past participle): hosted
noun
ед. ч.(singular): host
мн. ч.(plural): hosts
- Use the word HOST in a sentences
Sentence Examples
I heard the FBLA won the drawing to host the Sadie Hawkins dance.
Ysabel and her mother. countess Prosca, host a charity bazaar.
Mme Blandin, adorned with her two daughters, was helping the colonel host the evening.
I’m sure the host won’t mind, and I sure like that dress!
Oh, this is Louis Beretti, our host.
A little cheer for the departing host.
I look around in this company and I see a classical table service, heavenly dishes, refined food, and I know who’s my host:
Do you think you’re being a very good host?
Think of it, rather, as a slight gesture on my part to bring you together under my roof, where I may feel that I am somewhat, if not entirely, your host.
I should mention that Carla is also the host and narrator of our special documentary supplement, The Road to Dracula, which you can access through the main menu.
I wanna take this opportunity to thank our host for this wonderful banquet.
And if our host had done nothing else for me,
And now we’ll hear from our host.
Naturally, I was asleep while our distinguished host was addressing you, which reminds me of the story of the travelling salesman…
The profanation of the host.
It’s not wise to insult your host, Sir Nayland.
Where’s our charming host?
He’s a good host and a good scholar, eh, Count?
Well, you can’t say I’m not a complete host.
See, naturally, as her host… I wanted to see her get home safely.
Yes, sir. Jim, you’re a wonderful host and we all had a wonderful time.
If the host deserts his guests, the guests shall find the host.
Marcus plays host all over the house.
With the angelic host proclaim
You better take that up with your host.
Now when we arrive, we’ll go by train to Paris… where the French government will take charge as host.
A thorough host, aren’t you?
This is Engineer Poelzig, our host.
But, Mr. Mayo, I’m enjoying… a bowl of rice with my gracious host.
Either we can surrender to an epidemic of crime and violence which will destroy our homes and our community, or we can give warning to the host of other gangsters and murderers that they are through.
A mighty host shall arise and arm!
The host of our Lord shall fall upon Islam… like a mighty wave of the sea.
Sure, he is. But he’s a bad host.
Ever heard better stories than our host tells?
Well, if it isn’t rude to our host.
But I’ll be bringing the host and I’ll have on my surplice.
So I have a host of brothers not to be touched with a barge pole. No, you’re his only child.
And here’s to my charming host and my very lovely hostess.
Open the gates for the host of the righteous!
Sir Francis Knollys your host.
My last host of the road dropped me about 1 0 miles back.
After all, I was the host.
No, he says you are the host to entertain
You are such a charming host.
Hey, Barney, come on, you’re the host.
I heard the FBLA won the drawing to host the Sadie Hawkins dance.
Ysabel and her mother. countess Prosca, host a charity bazaar.
Mme Blandin, adorned with her two daughters, was helping the colonel host the evening.
I’m sure the host won’t mind, and I sure like that dress!
Oh, this is Louis Beretti, our host.
A little cheer for the departing host.
I look around in this company and I see a classical table service, heavenly dishes, refined food, and I know who’s my host:
Do you think you’re being a very good host?
Think of it, rather, as a slight gesture on my part to bring you together under my roof, where I may feel that I am somewhat, if not entirely, your host.
I should mention that Carla is also the host and narrator of our special documentary supplement, The Road to Dracula, which you can access through the main menu.
I wanna take this opportunity to thank our host for this wonderful banquet.
And if our host had done nothing else for me,
And now we’ll hear from our host.
Naturally, I was asleep while our distinguished host was addressing you, which reminds me of the story of the travelling salesman…
The profanation of the host.
It’s not wise to insult your host, Sir Nayland.
Where’s our charming host?
He’s a good host and a good scholar, eh, Count?
Well, you can’t say I’m not a complete host.
See, naturally, as her host… I wanted to see her get home safely.
Yes, sir. Jim, you’re a wonderful host and we all had a wonderful time.
If the host deserts his guests, the guests shall find the host.
Marcus plays host all over the house.
With the angelic host proclaim
You better take that up with your host.
Now when we arrive, we’ll go by train to Paris… where the French government will take charge as host.
A thorough host, aren’t you?
This is Engineer Poelzig, our host.
But, Mr. Mayo, I’m enjoying… a bowl of rice with my gracious host.
Either we can surrender to an epidemic of crime and violence which will destroy our homes and our community, or we can give warning to the host of other gangsters and murderers that they are through.
A mighty host shall arise and arm!
The host of our Lord shall fall upon Islam… like a mighty wave of the sea.
Sure, he is. But he’s a bad host.
Ever heard better stories than our host tells?
Well, if it isn’t rude to our host.
But I’ll be bringing the host and I’ll have on my surplice.
So I have a host of brothers not to be touched with a barge pole. No, you’re his only child.
And here’s to my charming host and my very lovely hostess.
Open the gates for the host of the righteous!
Sir Francis Knollys your host.
My last host of the road dropped me about 1 0 miles back.
After all, I was the host.
No, he says you are the host to entertain
You are such a charming host.
Hey, Barney, come on, you’re the host.
| Meanings and Examples of HOST |
host
n. great number; person entertaining guests
Classic Sentence: (206 in 14 pages)
1 «Nothing easier,» replied the host.
Les Misérables (V1) By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
2 «In that case, we are at your service,» said the host.
Les Misérables (V1) By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
3 But as the host went back and forth, he scrutinized the traveller.
Les Misérables (V1) By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
4 «Immediately,» responded the host.
Les Misérables (V1) By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
5 The host unfolded it eagerly, like a person who is expecting a reply.
Les Misérables (V1) By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
6 The host said to him, «There is the fire.»
Les Misérables (V1) By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
7 When the traveller turned round, the host had disappeared.
Les Misérables (V2) By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VIII—THE UNPLEASANTNESS OF RECEIVING INTO ONE’S H…
8 Courfeyrac having made his appearance, the host left them.
Les Misérables (V3) By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: CHAPTER VI—RES ANGUSTA
9 Squads chose themselves leaders; a man armed with a pair of pistols in full view, seemed to pass the host in review, and the files separated before him.
Les Misérables (V4) By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 10: CHAPTER III—A BURIAL; AN OCCASION TO BE BORN AGAIN
10 Father Hucheloup was a jovial host.
Les Misérables (V4) By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 12: CHAPTER I—HISTORY OF CORINTHE FROM ITS FOUNDATION
11 But at the same moment, his two auditors, accompanied by the host, fell upon d’Artagnan with sticks, shovels and tongs.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In 1 THE THREE PRESENTS OF D’ARTAGNAN THE ELDER
12 The host, fearful of consequences, with the help of his servants carried the wounded man into the kitchen, where some trifling attentions were bestowed upon him.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In 1 THE THREE PRESENTS OF D’ARTAGNAN THE ELDER
13 The host, who was not endowed with great perspicacity, did not observe the expression which his words had given to the physiognomy of the stranger.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In 1 THE THREE PRESENTS OF D’ARTAGNAN THE ELDER
14 Ah, it’s all one,» said the host; «I have lost two customers, but this one remains, of whom I am pretty certain for some days to come.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In 1 THE THREE PRESENTS OF D’ARTAGNAN THE ELDER
15 The host had reckoned upon eleven days of confinement at a crown a day, but he had reckoned without his guest.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In 1 THE THREE PRESENTS OF D’ARTAGNAN THE ELDER
Example Sentence: (32 in 3 pages)
16 Both men plus a host of accompanying ministers will focus on common ground.
17 He didn’t hide his despite in the party because he believed the host cheated.
18 New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco previously paid host to their own Beckham statues, which showcased the soccer star in his skivvies.
19 A heartfelt video by an Iqualuit teenager has sparked a social media campaign against talk show host Ellen DeGeneres that conflates the commercial seal hunt on Canada’s east coast with the rights of Inuit people to hunt seals in the north.
20 In an apparent gesture of goodwill toward the host country, Obama’s ride even strayed from the usual protocol by flying the Russian tricolor, complete with little golden tassels.
21 Our hosts greeted us at the airport with a cordial welcome and a hearty hug.
22 When Mrs. Proudie was not seated beside the Archdeacon at the head table, she took it as a personal affront and refused to speak to her hosts for a week.
23 The minister made a grand and moving picture of the assembling together of the world’s hosts at the millennium when the lion and the lamb should lie down together and a little child should lead them.
24 The gallery hosts various exhibitions and a permanent collection.
25 You might offend your hosts if you camp it up at the party in your usual way.
26 We thanked our hosts for the lovely evening.
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28 A small urban park in the downtown area has been hosting innovative contemporary sculpture installations since 1981.
29 Five cities in the world fought bitterly over the glory of hosting the2000 Olympic Games.
30 He has hosted Shia clerics from Iraq, plans to send planes full of Shia pilgrims to the country’s holy cities, and dangle billions in investment to revive industry in the south.