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Guest
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(guests) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A guest is someone who is visiting you or is at an event because you have invited them. She was a guest at the wedding... Their guests sipped drinks on the veranda. N-COUNT 2. A guest is someone who visits a place or organization or appears on a radio or television show because they have been invited to do so. ...a frequent chat show guest... Dr Gerald Jeffers is the guest speaker... They met when she made a guest appearance in the hit TV show Minder. N-COUNT 3. A guest is someone who is staying in a hotel. I was the only hotel guest... Hotels operate a collection service for their guests from the airports. N-COUNT 4. If you say be my guest to someone, you are giving them permission to do something. If anybody wants to work on this, be my guest. CONVENTION
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English gest, from Old Norse gestr; akin to Old English giest ~, stranger, Latin hostis stranger, enemy Date: 13th century 1. a. a person entertained in one's house b. a person to whom hospitality is extended c. a person who pays for the services of an establishment (as a hotel or restaurant) 2. an organism (as an insect) sharing the dwelling of another; especially inquiline 3. a substance that is incorporated in a host substance 4. a usually prominent person not a regular member of a cast or organization who appears in a program or performance II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb to receive as a ~ intransitive verb to appear as a ~ GUEST biographical name Edgar Albert 1881-1959 American journalist & poet ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a person invited to visit another's house or have a meal etc. at the expense of the inviter. 2 a person lodging at a hotel, boarding-house, etc. 3 a an outside performer invited to take part with a regular body of performers. b a person who takes part by invitation in a radio or television programme (often attrib.: guest artist). 4 (attrib.) a serving or set aside for guests (guest-room; guest-night). b acting as a guest (guest speaker). 5 an organism living in close association with another. --v.intr. be a guest on a radio or television show or in a theatrical performance etc. Phrases and idioms be my guest colloq. make what use you wish of the available facilities. guest-house a private house offering paid accommodation. guest of honour the most important guest at an occasion. Derivatives guestship n. Etymology: ME f. ON gestr f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. гость distinguished guest —- почетный гость the guest of the city —- гость города to expect guests —- ожидать гостей be my guest! —- будьте моим гостем!; располагайтесь как дома 2. постоялец (в гостинице) paying guest —- жилец частного пансиона 3. примета, предвещающая гостей 4. биол. паразит Id: a constant guest is never welcome —- частого гостя не жалуют 5. гостевой 6. приглашенный; гастролирующий guest speaker —- приглашенный оратор guest conductor —- приглашенный дирижер 7. принимать как гостя he was royally guested —- его принимали по-королевски 8. редк. быть гостем; гостить to guest at a place —- гостить в каком-либо месте ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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house noun пансион, гостиница GUEST noun 1) гость 2) постоялец (в гостинице) - paying guest 3) паразит (животное или растение) ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 n 1 »AT YOUR HOUSE« someone who is staying in someone else's home because they have been invited (We have guests staying with us.) 2 »AT A HOTEL« someone who is paying to stay in a hotel, guesthouse etc (The hotel takes very good care of its guests.) 3 »AT A RESTAURANT/CLUB« someone who is invited to a restaurant, theatre, club etc by another person who pays for them (I'd like you to be my guest for dinner tonight.) 4 »ON A SHOW« someone famous who is invited to take part in a show, concert etc, in addition to those who usually take part (make a guest appearance) (She is making her first guest appearance on the show.) 5 be my guest spoken used to politely give someone permission to do what they have asked to do ("Do you mind if I look at your notes?" "Of course not. Be my guest.") 6 guest of honour BrE /honor AmE the most important person who has been invited to a special occasion, especially a celebration that is given for them. 7 guest speaker someone who has been invited to make a speech at a meeting (- compare host1 (1)) ~2 v to take part in a show, concert etc as a guest performer ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- O.E. gжst, giest (Anglian gest) "guest, enemy," the common notion being "stranger," from P.Gmc. *gastiz, from PIE base *ghostis "strange." Spelling evolution infl. by O.N. gestr (the usual sound changes from the O.E. word would have yielded Mod.Eng. *yest). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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