guest

guest

a person who spends time in another’s home as a visitor: house guest, dinner guest; a person who patronizes a hotel, restaurant, etc.; participating or performing as a guest: guest speaker, guest conductor

Not to be confused with:

guessed – arrived at an opinion without sufficient evidence to support it; estimated: He guessed that it would take two hours to get there.; thought: I guessed it would be okay.; believed: I guessed he was telling the truth.

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guest

 (gĕst)

n.

1. One who is a recipient of hospitality at the home or table of another.

2. One to whom entertainment or hospitality has been extended by another in the role of host or hostess, as at a party.

3. One who pays for meals or accommodations at a restaurant, hotel, or other establishment; a patron.

4. A distinguished visitor to whom the hospitality of an institution, city, or government is extended.

5. A visiting performer, speaker, or contestant, as on a radio or television program.

6. Zoology A commensal organism, especially an insect that lives in the nest or burrow of another species.

v. guest·ed, guest·ing, guests

v.tr.

To entertain as a guest.

v.intr.

To appear as a guest: guested on a television series.

adj.

1. Provided for guests: guest rooms.

2. Participating as a guest: a guest conductor.

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[Middle English gest, from Old Norse gestr; see ghos-ti- in Indo-European roots.]

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guest

(ɡɛst)

n

1. a person who is entertained, taken out to eat, etc, and paid for by another

2.

a. a person who receives hospitality at the home of another: a weekend guest.

b. (as modifier): the guest room.

3.

a. a person who receives the hospitality of a government, establishment, or organization

b. (as modifier): a guest speaker.

4. (Theatre)

a. an actor, contestant, entertainer, etc, taking part as a visitor in a programme in which there are also regular participants

b. (as modifier): a guest appearance.

5. (Commerce) a patron of a hotel, boarding house, restaurant, etc

6. (Zoology) zoology a nontechnical name for inquiline

7. be my guest informal do as you like

vb

(Theatre) (intr) (in theatre and broadcasting) to be a guest: to guest on a show.

[Old English giest guest, stranger, enemy; related to Old Norse gestr, Gothic gasts, Old High German gast, Old Slavonic gostǐ, Latin hostis enemy]

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guest

(gɛst)

n.

1. a person who spends some time at another's home in a social activity, as a visit or party.

2. a person who receives the hospitality of a club, a city, or the like.

3. a person who patronizes a hotel, restaurant, etc., for what it provides.

4. an often well-known person invited to appear in a regular program, series, etc., as a substitute for a regular member or as a special attraction.

5. inquiline.

v.t.

6. to entertain as a guest.

v.i.

7. to be a guest; make an appearance as a guest.

adj.

8. provided for or done by a guest: a guest towel.

9. participating or performing as a guest: a guest conductor.

[before 900; < Old Norse gestr; replacing Old English gi(e)st, c. Old Saxon, Old High German gast, Gothic gasts, Latin hostis; compare host¹, host²]

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guest

Past participle: guested
Gerund: guesting

Imperative

guest

guest

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	guest - a visitor to whom hospitality is extended invitee guest of honor - the person in whose honor a gathering is held house guest, houseguest - a guest entertained in your house visitant, visitor - someone who visits wedding guest - a guest at a wedding
	2.	Guest - United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959) Edgar Albert Guest, Edgar Guest
	3.	guest - a customer of a hotel or restaurant etc. customer, client - someone who pays for goods or services no-show - a guest who fails to notify a hotel or restaurant when canceling a reservation overnighter - a guest who stays overnight
	4.	guest - (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network client, node computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically computer network - (computer science) a network of computers computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

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guest

noun

1. visitor, company, caller The guests sipped drinks on the verandah.

2. patron, client, resident, lodger, boarder I was the only guest at the hotel.

Quotations
"Mankind is divisible into two great classes: hosts and guests" [Max Beerbohm Hosts and Guests]

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guest

noun

A person or persons visiting one:

company, visitant, visitor.

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Translations

ضَيْف

гост

convidathosteinvitat

hostpro hosty

gæstgæste-

GastgastierenBesuch

καλεσμένοςφιλοξενούμενος

gasto

huéspedinvitado

külaline

مهمان

vierasasiakas

invitéconvivehôte

gost

vendég

gestur

ospitepensionantecliente

客

손님

hospeshostis

svečiasviešnia

viesa-viesis

gast

gjest

gość

convidadohóspede

musafiroaspete

гоститьгость

hosťovský

gost

gästgästa

แขกที่มาเยี่ยม

misafirkonuk

khách

客人

guest

[gest]

A. N (at home) → invitado/a m/f; (at hotel, guesthouse) → huésped mf
they had guests that weekend → tenían invitados or visita(s) ese fin de semana
guest of honour → invitado/a m/f de honor
"do you mind if I sit here?" - "be my guest" → -¿le importa si me siento aquí? -por supuesto que no
we were their guests last summer → nos invitaron a su casa el verano pasado

B. VI (US) → aparecer como invitado
he's guesting on tonight's show → aparecerá como invitado en el show de esta noche

C. CPD guest artist N = guest star guest book N → libro m de los huéspedes
guest room N → cuarto m de huéspedes
guest speaker N → orador(a) m/f invitado/a
guest star N → estrella f invitada

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guest

[ˈgɛst]

n

(= visitor) → invité(e) m/f
We have guests staying with us → Nous avons des invités.
to be sb's guest (= be invited by sb) → être invité(e) par qn
be my guest! (= carry on) → faites comme bon vous semble!

(in hotel) → client(e) m/f

(on TV, radio show) → invité(e) m/f

(at special event) → invité(e) m/f

vi
to guest with a band [singer, musician] → être invité(e) à jouer avec un groupeguest appearance n
to make a guest appearance on sb's show → être invité(e) sur le plateau de qnguest artist n → invité(e) m/f spécial(e)guest book n → livre m d'orguest-house [ˈgɛsthaʊs] n → pension fguest list n → liste f des invitésguest of honour (British) guest of honor (US) n → invité(e) m/f d'honneurguest room n → chambre f d'amisguest speaker n → intervenant(e) m/f extérieur(e)guest star n → guest star fguest worker n → travailleur/euse immigré(e) m/f

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guest

n → Gast m; guest of honour (Brit) or honor (US) → Ehrengast m; be my guest (inf) → nur zu! (inf)

vi to guest on something → einen Gastauftritt in etw (dat) → haben; he guested for several clubs → er hatte in mehreren Klubs Gastauftritte

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guest

in cpds → Gast-;

guest appearance

n → Gastauftritt m; to make a guest → als Gast auftreten

guest artist

n → Gast(star) m, → Gastkünstler(in) m(f); (Theat) → Gastspieler(in) m(f)

guesthouse

n → Gästehaus nt; (= boarding house) → (Fremden)pension f

guest list

n → Gästeliste f

guest night

n → Gästeabend m

guest room

n → Gästezimmer nt

guest speaker

n → Gastredner(in) m(f)

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guest

[gɛst] n (in house, on TV programme) → ospite m/f; (at party) → invitato/a; (at hotel) → cliente m/f; (in boarding house) → pensionante m/f
guest of honour → ospite d'onore
be my guest (fam) → fai come ti pare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

guest

(gest) noun

a visitor received in a house, in a hotel etc. We are having guests for dinner; (also adjective) a guest bedroom. gas ضَيْف гост convidado host; pro hosty der Gast, Gäste... gæst; gæste- φιλοξενούμενος, καλεσμένοςinvitado, huésped külaline مهمان vieras invité, ée, client/-ente אורח अतिथि, मेहमान gost vendég tamu gestur ospite, cliente; degli ospiti 客 손님 svečias, viešnia viesis; viesa- tetamu gast; gasten- gjestgość, gościnny میلمه convidado oaspete, client гость; постоялец hosť; hosťovský gost gost gäst ผู้มาเยี่ยม misafir 客人 гість; для гостей مہمان khách 客人

ˈguesthouse noun

a small hotel. gastehuis بَيت ضيافَه، فُندٌق صَغير частен пансион pensão penzión die Pension pensionat ξενώνας, πανσιόνcasa de huéspedes, pensión võõrastemaja متل vierasmaja pension de famille בֵּית הַאֲרָחָה अतिथि गृह gostinjac panzió wisma tamu gistiheimili pensione familiare 旅館 영빈관, 사랑채 pensionas pansija; neliela viesnīca rumah tumpangan pensiongjestgiveri, pensjonatpensjonat کوچنی هوتل pensão pensiune небольшая гостиница penzión gostišče gostionica pensionat โรงแรมเล็ก ๆ misafirhane, konuk evi 旅館 готель کراۓ پر رہنے کی جگہ nhà trọ 旅馆

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guest

→ ضَيْف host gæst Gast καλεσμένος huésped vieras invité gost ospite 客 손님 gast gjest gość convidado гость gäst แขกที่มาเยี่ยม konuk khách 客人

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guest

n. invitado-a, huésped, comensal; parásito.

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