hostess
/ˈhoʊstɪs/ verb C2- To host, as a woman.
He/she/it hostesses · Past hostessed · Past participle hostessed · -ing form hostessing
Verb forms
- Base form
- hostess
- He/she/it
- hostesses
- Past
- hostessed
- Past participle
- hostessed
- -ing form
- hostessing
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He neither rode nor shot, but spent his days in wandering round the old village with his pipe in his mouth, or in driving with his host, or in his absence with his hostess, over the beautiful countryside.
While the waiter was preparing his room, the hostess arose; Andrea assumed his most charming smile, and asked if he could have No.
Andrea appeared in despair, but consoled himself when the hostess assured him that No.
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