I.
noun
1 person who receives and entertains visitors
ADJECTIVE
▪ charming ( esp. BrE ), generous , genial , good , gracious , perfect
▪
George was a perfect ~.
VERB + HOST
▪ act as , play
▪
The town is playing ~ to a film crew.
HOST + NOUN
▪ city , club ( esp. BrE ), community , country , family , government , nation , society , state
▪
The ~ club is to be congratulated on its organization of the tournament.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ to
▪
The park is ~ to a beautiful ornamental lake.
2 person who introduces a television or radio show
ADJECTIVE
▪ chat-show ( BrE ), game-show , radio , talk-show , television , TV
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The event will be opened by television ~ Bill Punter.
▪ guest
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ jointly
▪
The tournament is to be jointly ~ed by India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
VERB + HOST
▪ agree to , offer to
▪ be keen to ( BrE )
▪
The country is very keen to ~ the Winter Olympics in six years' time.
PHRASES
▪ a bid to ~ sth
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the city's bid to ~ the Olympic Games in the year 2008
Host is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ bash , ↑ ceremony , ↑ championship , ↑ concert , ↑ conference , ↑ convention , ↑ debate , ↑ dinner , ↑ evening , ↑ event , ↑ exhibit , ↑ exhibition , ↑ fair , ↑ feast , ↑ festival , ↑ final , ↑ forum , ↑ gala , ↑ game , ↑ gathering , ↑ guest , ↑ luncheon , ↑ meeting , ↑ party , ↑ premiere , ↑ programme , ↑ reception , ↑ seminar , ↑ show , ↑ site , ↑ summit , ↑ talk , ↑ tournament , ↑ website , ↑ workshop