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to host the event

to host the event

15 3.5
To organize an event and take care of its details
  • phrasal verb
: organizar
  • We are excited to host the event next month for local artists to showcase their work.
  • host special events for students

No, they were all they were a business of people that hosted the event.

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Examples

  • The Faculty/Student Activities program hosts a number of events that bring students and faculty together outside of the classroom.

    Academic text (2008)
  • On March 11, the American Music Conference hosted an event in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Libraries frequently host special events for students, staff, and the community.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Beginning Dec. 13, the mansion will host special holiday events on select nights.

    Blog text (7)
  • Portions or all of John Street could be easily closed to host large public events like TIFF.

    Blog text (15)
  • Columbia now has an office of postdoctoral affairs, founded in 2006, which regularly hosts events for postdocs.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Most Saturday evenings at 6, the Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station hosts free public events, including music nights.

    Blog text (6)
  • Amusingly enough, my university just recently hosted a speed-dating event exclusively for grad students.

    Blog text (8)
  • Since it was founded in 1979, the Fukuoka Art Museum has been hosting contemporary Asian art events, notably the Asian Art Triennial.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The committee decided to host the event at the downtown convention center.

Synonyms

to hold
vsto host the event
∞ 2.1

To organize an event or activity

oversees arrangements and manages details rather than only being responsible
to throw
vsto host the event
  • Informal
462 3.8

To organize a party or small social event for people

applies to any event and emphasizes overseeing arrangements rather than just parties
to cohost
vsto host the event
1 4.1

To present a show or event together with another person

handles arrangements and oversight alone rather than sharing with others

How Involved

to run the show
  • Informal
58 4.1
to host the event
15 3.5
to organize
  • US
662 1.6
to attend
  • Formal
14 4.2

Surface Forms

host the event infinitive
hosted the event past participle
hosting the event present participle
hosts the event third person singular

Morphology

host + the + event

The meaning 'to organize and oversee an event' is directly and compositionally derived from the verb 'host' (to receive/organize) plus the noun 'event'; the definite article 'the' does not change this compositional relation. This verb + NP pattern is a regular, cross-linguistically common construction, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should readily understand the phrase.

Etymology

The phrase host the event comes from the idea of a host who welcomes guests into their home and looks after them. That's why to host the event means 'to organize and take care of' everything for the event.