play host to

present singular third person plays host to · participle present playing host to · participle past played host to · past played host to

1. To host an important event or visitor.

   Madrid played host to the 2022 Candidates Tournament.

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   The staff were used to playing host to royalty and world leaders at 10 Downing Street, not a little girl, a transvestite tramp, and his dog.

   2009 October 29, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Mr Stink, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN