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{
"term": "host",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a person who invites guests to a meal, a party, etc. or who has people staying at their house",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Ian, our host, introduced us to the other guests."
},
{
"text": "Sonja stayed with an Argentine **host family**."
}
],
"topics": ["Cooking and eating"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["charming", "generous", "genial"],
"verb + host": ["act as", "play"],
"host + noun": ["city", "club", "community"],
"preposition": ["host to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a country, a city or an organization that holds and arranges a special event",
"sensetop": "host to somebody/something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the **host nation/country/city**"
},
{
"text": "The college is **playing host** to a group of visiting German scientists.",
"contextForm": "host to somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "The wonderful city of Melbourne is host to this event."
},
{
"text": "The host club is to be congratulated on its organization of the tournament."
},
{
"text": "The town is playing host to a film crew."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["charming", "generous", "genial"],
"verb + host": ["act as", "play"],
"host + noun": ["city", "club", "community"],
"preposition": ["host to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a person who introduces a television or radio show, and talks to guests",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **radio/TV host**"
},
{
"text": "The event will be opened by television host Bill Punter."
}
],
"synonyms": "compère",
"topics": ["TV, radio and news"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["chat-show", "game-show", "radio"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "an animal or a plant on which another animal or plant lives and feeds",
"labels": "(specialist)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a large number of people or things",
"sensetop": "host of somebody/something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a host of possibilities"
},
{
"text": "Lavender oil can relieve a whole host of ailments."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "the main computer in a network that controls or supplies information to other computers that are connected to it",
"labels": "(computing)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "transferring files from the host to your local computer"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "the bread that is used in the Christian service of communion, after it has been blessed",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Religion and festivals"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be a place where a particular plant, animal or feature is found",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Australia is host to some of the world's most dangerous animals."
},
{
"text": "The acre of garden is host to a splendid bank of rhododendrons."
},
{
"text": "The park is host to a beautiful ornamental lake."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/həʊst/",
"audio": "ho/host/host__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/həʊst/",
"audio": "ho/host/host__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "noun senses 1 to 4 and noun sense 6 Middle English: from Old French hoste, from Latin hospes, hospit- ‘host, guest’. noun sense 5 Middle English: from Old French ost, hoost, from Latin hostis ‘stranger, enemy’ (in medieval Latin ‘army’). noun sense 7 Middle English: from Old French hoiste, from Latin hostia ‘victim’."
}