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Word: Guest
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old Norse gestr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gast and German Gast, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin hostis ‘enemy’ (originally ‘stranger’)
ɡɛst
a person who is invited to visit someone's home or attend a particular social occasion
Short Definition:person invited to visit another's home etc.
Examples:- I have two guests coming to dinner tonight
- the guest list
a person staying at a hotel or guest house
Short Definition:person staying at hotel etc.
Examples:- a reduction for guests staying seven nights or more
a small invertebrate that lives unharmed within an ants' nest.
Short Definition:small invertebrate living in ants' nest
Word: Guest
Speech Type: Verb
ɡɛst
appear as a temporary or visiting performer or participant in a television or radio programme or other entertainment
Short Definition:appear as guest on television or radio programme etc.
Examples:- he guested on the show two weeks ago
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