host
noun
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere.
hosted
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past participleof host.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof host.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hostnouna person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere.
Example Sentences
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We walked over to King’s yard, where she and Hofvendahl hosted a reception years ago when Miller and Ruffin got married.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Brazilians are holding their breath ahead of the Friday night program hosted by the country's largest network, TV Globo, in Rio de Janeiro.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Some are hosted by third-party companies such as the investment platforms that wealth managers use as supermarkets of sorts when figuring out what investments to place their clients in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Burnham has previously indicated he will work there at least once a week, and hosted the Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin in September.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
The Spartan city of Cameia hosted a long series of knock-out talent shows for singers accompanying themselves on the kithara, a form of lyre.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
