hosting
SayHOH-stingUS/ˈhoʊstɪŋ/UK/ˈhəʊstɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of host. Use this form for something happening now or as the name of the activity.
She is hosting a dinner party for her colleagues tonight.
Hosting a large event takes weeks of careful planning.
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- 2The service of running and looking after a computer system for someone else.
Like paying someone to keep your shop open and running instead of doing it all yourself.
Many small businesses pay for hosting instead of buying their own servers.
Good hosting keeps a website online all day and all night.
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- 3A battle fought between two armies.
Like a huge fight between two armies on a battlefield.
The clans gathered for a great hosting on the open plain at dawn.
Many young men fell in the bloody hosting near the river.
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Showing meanings only.
hosting is a form of host
host, verb: To welcome and look after guests, to plan and run an event, or to present a show. Full entry
- Spelling
- host → hosting: add -ing
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