host

A person who welcomes guests and often gives them food, drink, or a place to stay.

• Our host offered us tea.
• The hosts welcomed everyone at the door.
• We thanked our host for a lovely evening.

Opposites: guest

Common phrases: dinner host, party host, our host, generous host

A person or organization that arranges an event and provides a place for it.

• Our city is the festival’s host.
• The hosts arranged transport for every team.
• Japan was the host country for the competition.

How to use it: host of something (The university is the host of this year’s conference.)

Similar words: organizer

Common phrases: conference host, event host, host country

To arrange an event and provide the place where it happens.

• We will host a party.
• The city hosted a large music festival.
• Which country will host the next tournament?

Similar words: organize

Common phrases: host a party, host a conference, host an event, host a meeting

To keep a website or software on a computer so other people can use it over a network.

• This server hosts our website.
• The company hosts several online services.
• Can you host the application on your own server?

Common phrases: host a website, host an application, host online services