to play host to an event

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• play host to — ◇ A place or organization that plays host to an event (such as a meeting or convention) provides the things that are needed for that event. Each year, the city plays host to [=hosts] the film festival for one week. The mall was playing host to… …   Useful english dictionary

• host — host1 W3 [həust US houst] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(at a party)¦ 2¦(on television/radio)¦ 3¦(country/city)¦ 4 a (whole) host of people/things 5¦(in church)¦ 6¦(animal/plant)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 3, 6; Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Ori …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• host — host1 [ houst ] noun count ** ▸ 1 someone who invites ▸ 2 on television/radio ▸ 3 something providing for event ▸ 4 a lot of people/things ▸ 5 plant/animal lived on ▸ 6 bread in Communion ▸ 7 main computer 1. ) someone who invites people to a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• host — 1 noun (C) 1 AT A PARTY someone at a party, meal etc who has invited the guests and who provides them with food, drink etc see also: hostess (1) : Our host brought in some more wine. 2 ON TELEVISION someone who introduces the guests on a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• host */*/ — I UK [həʊst] / US [hoʊst] noun Word forms host : singular host plural hosts 1) [countable] someone who invites people to a meal or party, or to stay in their home. A woman who does this is sometimes called a hostess They had brought a present for …   English dictionary

• Play-by-play — Play by play, in broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a sporting event with a voiceover describing the details of the action of the game in progress. In North America, in many sports, the play by play person is… …   Wikipedia

• host — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 person who receives and entertains visitors ADJECTIVE ▪ charming (esp. BrE), generous, genial, good, gracious, perfect ▪ George was a perfect host …   Collocations dictionary

• List of X-Play characters — The video game review television program X Play has had numerous recurring sketch characters that have appeared throughout the show s history; during a preview for the game WWE Day of Reckoning 2 (Episode No. 5093), co hosts Adam Sessler and… …   Wikipedia

• Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio Host — The Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio Host has been awarded since 1993. The award is given to an on air personality that hosts a pregame or postgame show, or gives news during event coverage, but does not commentate on… …   Wikipedia

• Worldwide Day of Play — infobox television show name = Worldwide Day of Play caption = Offical WWDOP Logo format = health education runtime = creator = starring = opentheme = endtheme = country = USA network = Nickelodeon Nicktoons Network Noggin The N (formely Nick… …   Wikipedia

• Universal Plug and Play — (UPnP) is a set of computer network protocols promulgated by the UPnP Forum.The goals of UPnP are to allow devices to connect seamlessly and to simplify the implementation of networks in the home (data sharing, communications, and entertainment)… …   Wikipedia