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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

play host to en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To host an important event or visitor.
    • Madrid played host to the 2022 Candidates Tournament.
    • The staff were used to playing host to royalty and world leaders at 10 Downing Street, not a little girl, a transvestite tramp, and his dog. 2009 October 29, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Mr Stink, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
playing host to Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
plays host to Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
played host to Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
played host to Tense=Past lexicographic