Collocations for "host"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "host" in context.
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host
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [restaurant, gala, dinner-party] host
- have been a [gracious, generous, great] host
- a [radio, show] host
- a [talk, chat, game] -show host
- a [website, server] host
- will be host of the [Olympics, World Cup]
- will be host to the [president, leader] of
- will be your host today
- the host [greeted, welcomed, addressed] the guests
- a whole host of [problems, issues]
- the parasites [feed, live] off the host
- a host for the [operation, transplant]
- on the host server
- in the host country
- the virus [attacked, entered] the host cell
- the host organism
- host a [party, gathering, conference, meeting, celebration]
- will host the [first, next] [party]
- host a [talk, sports, game] show
- host the [server, image, game]
- hosted on the [server, internet]
- host a [family, traveler, student] (at home)
- [chosen, voted] to host
'host' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
affair
- attentive
- bid
- board
- compliment
- coordinator
- cue
- disgrace
- flatter
- hostess
- introduce
- invitation
- magazine
- meet
- mirror
- most
- news
- pageant
- pleasant
- prompt
- radio
- serve
- server
- sincere
- sky
- slight
- steak
- stop
- talkative
- thankful
- theme
- unwilling
- waiting
- welcoming