- 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.
Extra Examples- We have guests staying this weekend.
- She tactfully discouraged their uninvited guests from staying longer.
- She was treated as an honoured guest.
- The banquet was attended by 200 guests.
- The best man and his assistants welcomed the reception guests as they arrived.
- The best man welcomed the wedding guests as they arrived.
- We were made to feel like unwanted guests in the country.
- When we have guests, they usually sleep in the study.
- You are always a welcome guest in our house.
- You're the guest—you can choose what we watch.
- He did his best to make the guests feel at home.
- He was the ideal dinner party guest.
- How many guests are coming tonight?
- I got the feeling that this guest was particularly unwelcome.
- She had invited over 100 guests.
- Some of the wedding guests were staying in the hotel.
- The guests gathered for dinner on the terrace.
- Their names were not on the guest list.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- house
- honoured/honored
- welcome
- …
- be
- have
- invite
- …
- bathroom
- bed
- bedroom
- …
- 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hotel
- frequent
- regular
- …
- (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.
Extra ExamplesTopics TV, radio and newsb1- Guest artists from all over Europe will take part in the concert.
- Movie star Emma Stone is one of the special guests on tonight's show.
- Our next guest is a bona fide television star.
- She made a rare guest appearance on the programme.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- special
- featured
- mystery
- …
- star
- artist
- conductor
- …
- our next guest
- 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.
Extra Examples- The athlete was chief guest at the schools sports day.
- Li was there as the guest of the President.
- My father was the guest of honour at the dinner.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- distinguished
- important
- chief
- …
- greet
- welcome
- accommodate
- …
- arrive
- attend something
- book
- list
- a guest of honour/honor
- somebody’s personal guest
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
See guest in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee guest in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishbe 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.’
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