/ɡest/
Translation
A person you invite to your home or an event, or someone who stays at a hotel.
Word origin
From Old Norse gestr, the Germanic word for a visitor or stranger.
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Root
- gestr
Grammar
Examples
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"Guest" is the person who is visiting us.
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"Guests" is the plural, meaning more than one guest.
welcomes warmly.
Here "guests" are the people staying at the hotel.
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