Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of guest
"After the party ended, we gathered all our friends and neighbors who had come as guests to help clean up the living room."
In plain English: Guests are people who are invited to stay at someone else's house or attend an event.
"We invited many guests to our birthday party."
Usage: Use guests to refer to two or more people who are invited to stay at someone's home or attend an event. Do not use it for animals unless they are explicitly part of the social gathering.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of guest
"She rarely guests at our house because she prefers hosting her own parties."
In plain English: To guest means to act as a guest at an event or place.
"We will guests at the hotel during our business trip."
Usage: Do not use "guests" as a verb; instead, use "to host" or "to entertain" when referring to receiving visitors. The word "guests" is strictly a noun meaning people who are invited to visit or stay somewhere.
Derived from Old English gwest, this plural noun originally referred to strangers or travelers who were welcomed into a household. It shares roots with Germanic words meaning guest, distinct from the native term for host.