play host to en · VERB
Meanings
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |