guest
noun/ɡest/
Слово англійською: guest
Переклад guest українською: гість, відвідувач, постоялець
Детальний опис
- a person that you have invited to your house or to a particular event that you are paying for
- They only use the dining room when they have guests.
- She had invited six guests to dinner.
- She felt that she had to entertain her guests.
- There were more than 100 wedding guests.
- as a guest I went to the theatre club as Helen's guest.
- He was the guest of honour (= the most important person invited to an event).
- Liz was not on the guest list.
- a person who is staying at a hotel, etc.
- We have accommodation for 500 guests.
- Guests should vacate their rooms by 10.30 a.m.
- guests at the Grand Hotel
- (especially North American English) a customer in a restaurant
- Restaurant guests can enjoy superb views across the bay as they dine.
- a famous person or performer who takes part in a television show, concert or other entertainment
- a guest star/artist
- Our special guest tonight is…
- He made a guest appearance on the show.
- a person who is invited to a particular place or organization, or to speak at a meeting
- a guest speaker
- as a guest The scientists are here as guests of our government.
Word OriginMiddle 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’).
Idioms
be my guest
- (informal) used to give somebody permission to do something that they have asked to do
- ‘Do you mind if I open the window?’ ‘Be my guest.’