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played host to

played host to is the simple past and past participle of play host to.

Meaning of play host to

Verb

play host to (third-person singular simple present plays host to, present participle playing host to, simple past and past participle played host to)

  1. To host an important event or visitor.
    • Madrid played host to the 2022 Candidates Tournament.

Questions about played host to

What is played host to the simple past and past participle of?
Played host to is the simple past and past participle of play host to.

Words near played host to in the dictionary

  1. played hardball
  2. played havoc
  3. played hell with
  4. played hob with
  5. played hooky
  6. played host to
  7. played house
  8. played in
  9. played in Peoria
  10. played into someone's hand
  11. played into someone's hands

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