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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G0301900 (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.

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

guest

(ɡɛst) n1. a person who is entertained, taken out to eat, etc, and paid for by another2. 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 organizationb. (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 participantsb. (as modifier): a guest appearance. 5. (Commerce) a patron of a hotel, boarding house, restaurant, etc6. (Zoology) zoology a nontechnical name for inquiline7. be my guest informal do as you likevb (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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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]

guest

Past participle: guested
Gerund: guesting

Imperative
guest
guest

Present
I guest
you guest
he/she/it guests
we guest
you guest
they guest

Preterite
I guested
you guested
he/she/it guested
we guested
you guested
they guested

Present Continuous
I am guesting
you are guesting
he/she/it is guesting
we are guesting
you are guesting
they are guesting

Present Perfect
I have guested
you have guested
he/she/it has guested
we have guested
you have guested
they have guested

Past Continuous
I was guesting
you were guesting
he/she/it was guesting
we were guesting
you were guesting
they were guesting

Past Perfect
I had guested
you had guested
he/she/it had guested
we had guested
you had guested
they had guested

Future
I will guest
you will guest
he/she/it will guest
we will guest
you will guest
they will guest

Future Perfect
I will have guested
you will have guested
he/she/it will have guested
we will have guested
you will have guested
they will have guested

Future Continuous
I will be guesting
you will be guesting
he/she/it will be guesting
we will be guesting
you will be guesting
they will be guesting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been guesting
you have been guesting
he/she/it has been guesting
we have been guesting
you have been guesting
they have been guesting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been guesting
you will have been guesting
he/she/it will have been guesting
we will have been guesting
you will have been guesting
they will have been guesting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been guesting
you had been guesting
he/she/it had been guesting
we had been guesting
you had been guesting
they had been guesting

Conditional
I would guest
you would guest
he/she/it would guest
we would guest
you would guest
they would guest

Past Conditional
I would have guested
you would have guested
he/she/it would have guested
we would have guested
you would have guested
they would have guested

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	guest - a visitor to whom hospitality is extendedinviteeguest of honor - the person in whose honor a gathering is heldhouse guest, houseguest - a guest entertained in your housevisitant, visitor - someone who visitswedding 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 servicesno-show - a guest who fails to notify a hotel or restaurant when canceling a reservationovernighter - a guest who stays overnight
	4.	guest - (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer networkclient, nodecomputer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automaticallycomputer network - (computer science) a network of computerscomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

guest

noun1. 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]

guest

nounA person or persons visiting one:company, visitant, visitor.

Translations

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(gest) noun a visitor received in a house, in a hotel etc. We are having guests for dinner; (also adjective) a guest bedroom.客人ˈguesthouse noun a small hotel. 旅馆

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be my guest

A set phrase encouraging or allowing someone else to take action. A: "Do you mind if I order another glass of wine?" B: "Not at all—be my guest."See also: guest

guest of honor

The main person being acknowledged at a particular function or event. It's your birthday, so you're the guest of honor! Let's put the guest of honor at the head of the table.See also: guest, honor, of

Be my guest.

Help yourself.; After you. (A polite way of indicating that someone else should go first, help himself or herself to something, or take the last one of something.) Mary: I would just love to have some more cake, but there is only one piece left. Sally: Be my guest. Mary: Wow! Thanks! Jane: Here's the door. Who should go in first? Bill: Be my guest. I'll wait out here. Jane: You're so polite!See also: guest

guest of honor

a guest who gets special attention from everyone; the person for whom a party, celebration, or ceremony is given. Bob is the guest of honor, and many people will make speeches about him. The guest of honor sits at the front of the room on the dais.See also: guest, honor, of

be my guest

Do as you wish. For example, May I drive your car?-Sure, be my guest, or Do you mind if I go to the play without you?-No, be my guest. This expression not only literally invites someone to behave as one's guest (using one's house, belongings, etc.) but also figuratively tells someone to feel free to act as he or she pleases. [Colloquial; c. 1950] Also see feel free. See also: guest

be my guest

1. You say be my guest to someone to politely give them permission to do something. `Do you mind if I use the phone?' — `Be my guest.'2. You say be my guest to someone to say that you are happy to let them do something unpleasant or difficult instead of you. If you want to tell her the bad news, Maria, be my guest.See also: guest

be my guest

please do. informal 1988 Jay McInerney The Story of My Life I'll hurt myself, Mannie screams. Be my guest, says Rebecca. See also: guest

be my ˈguest

(informal) used to give somebody permission to do something that they have asked to do: ‘May I look at this book?’ ‘Be my guest.’See also: guest

be my guest

Go ahead, do or take what you asked for. This casual expression, current since about 1950, generally is a response to a request for something trivial, as in “May I see your program?—Be my guest.” Eric Partridge reported that the phrase was so common by 1972 that it was used for the name of a racehorse that won quite a few races. See also: guest

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noun visitor

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noun patron

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noun a person or persons visiting one

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noun a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

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noun United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959)

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noun a customer of a hotel or restaurant etc

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noun (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

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