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English word

host

B1Frequent NGSL-2
UK /həʊst/US /həʊst/
noun

a person who invites guests to a meal, a party, etc. or who has people staying at their house

verb

to organize an event to which others are invited and make all the arrangements for them

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When I host—one of the times I host the Oscars—they put me up in the thing, and then they dropped me down.

LISA on Her Album Alter Ego & Filming The White Lotus

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