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From Old French hoste (French: hôte), from Mediaeval Latin hospitem (nominative of hospes). Used in English since 13th Century.

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Singular
host

Plural
hosts

host (plural hosts)

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  1. A person who allows a guest, particularly into the host's home.
    A good host is always considerate of the guest's needs.
  2. A person or organization responsible for running an event.
    Our company is host of the annual conference this year.
  3. A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.
    The host was terrible, but the acts themselves were good.
  4. (computing) (Internet) (Unix) Any computer attached to a network.
  5. (computing) (networking) A computer or software component that provides services.
    This machine is the host of the name server.
  6. (biology) A cell or organism in which a virus replicates.
    Viruses depend on the host that they infect in order to be able to reproduce
  7. (evolutionism, genetics) An organism bearing certain genetic material.
    The so-called junk DNA provides no benefit to its host.

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Infinitive
to host

Third person singular
hosts

Simple past
hosted

Past participle
hosted

Present participle
hosting

to host (third-person singular simple present hosts, present participle hosting, simple past and past participle hosted)

  1. To perform the role of a host.
    • Our company will host the annual conference this year.
    • I was terrible at hosting that show.
    • I'll be hosting tonight. I hope I'm not terrible.
    • Kremvax hosts a variety of services.
  2. (computing, Internet) To run software made available to a remote user or process.
    • 1987 May 7, Selden E. Ball, Jr., "Re: Ethernet Terminal Concentrators", comp.protocols.tcp-ip, Usenet
      CMU/TEK TCP/IP software uses an excessive amount of cpu resources for terminal support both outbound, when accessing another system, and inbound, when the local system is hosting a session.

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From Old French host, from Mediaeval Latin hostis, "foreign enemy" (as opposed to personal enemy, inimicus), cognate with etymology 1.

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Singular
host

Plural
hosts

host (plural hosts)

  1. A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels)
    • 2001, Carlos Parada, "Hesione 2", Greek Mythology Link [1]
      the invading host that had sailed from Hellas in more than one thousand ships was of an unprecedented size.
  2. A large number of items; a large inventory.
    • A host of parts for my Model A!

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Middle English also oist, ost, Old French hoiste, Latinhostia, "sacrificial victim".

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Singular
host

Plural
hosts

host (plural hosts)

  1. (Catholicism) the consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist

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Latin hostis

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host

  1. army

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Common Slavic *gost

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host m.

  1. guest

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Related to hoste (cough)

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host m. (definite singular hosten; indefinite plural hoster; definite plural hostene) or
host n. (definite singular hostet; indefinite plural host; definite plural hosta/hostene)

  1. A single cough expulsion.

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host

  1. Imperative of hoste

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Loanword from English (computer host)

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host m. (definite singular hosten; indefinite plural hoster; definite plural hostene)

  1. (computing) host

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