Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

play host to

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables
play host -to
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To host an important event or visitor.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

plays host to (present, singular) playing host to (participle, present) played host to (participle, past) played host to (past)

Questions

What does play host to mean?
To host an important event or visitor.

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