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Collocations for guest - noun

1. person that you invite to your home

ADJECTIVE

house
honoured/honored, welcome
She was treated as an honoured/honored guest.
You are always a welcome guest in our house.
surprise, unexpected, uninvited
She tactfully discouraged their uninvited guests from staying longer.
unwanted, unwelcome
The refugees were made to feel like unwanted guests in the country.
invited
overnight

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VERB + guest

be
You're the guest—you can choose what we watch.
have
When we have guests, they usually sleep in the study.
invite
She had invited six guests.
entertain
She felt that she had to entertain her guests.
receive

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guest + NOUN

bathroom, bed, bedroom, house (= a building where guests stay), room, suite

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2. person invited to an event

ADJECTIVE

distinguished, important
chief (esp. BrE)
The athlete was chief guest at the schools sports day.
dinner, party, wedding
The best man welcomed the wedding guests as they arrived.

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VERB + guest

greet, welcome
accommodate, seat
have, host
serve
bring

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guest + VERB

arrive
attend sth
The banquet was attended by 200 guests.

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guest + NOUN

book, list

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PHRASES

a guest of honour/honor, sb's personal guest

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3. person who is staying at a hotel

ADJECTIVE

hotel
frequent, regular
occasional
new
out-of-town (AmE)

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4. at a public event/on a radio or television show

ADJECTIVE

special
Movie star Matt Damon is one of the special guests on tonight's show.
featured
mystery
musical

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guest + NOUN

star
artist, conductor, vocalist
Guest artists from all over Europe will take part in the concert.
lecturer, speaker
appearance, shot (AmE)
She made a rare guest appearance on the show.
spot

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PHRASES

our next guest
Our next guest is a bona fide television star.

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